Abstract: The container comprises a box-shaped base for housing a device for cosmetic and personal hygiene purposes and a cover for closing said base. The cover is translatably and rotatably coupled to the base so as to be movable by translation, subsequent rotation through 180.degree. and further translation from a position of closure of said base to a position of opening and support of the base itself for working access to the aforesaid device. Support means for the device are provided and inserted in said base in a longitudinally sliding manner and are coupled to said cover so that the movement of opening of the latter is automatically accompanied by a translation of the device from a rest position wherein it is completely withdrawn inside said base to a working position wherein it is partially extracted from the aforesaid base. (FIG. 9).