A folding box (10) for storing and for transporting goods, in particular cosmetics, having a pack casing with an outer front-wall element (12), a rear-wall element (14), an inner front-wall element (16), a side-wall element (18), which is provided in each case between the outer front-wall element (12) and the rear-wall element (14) and between the rear-wall element (14) and the inner front-wall element (16) and is connected to the adjoining elements via border folding lines (24), a lid unit (28), which is connected via a folding line (22), and a base unit (30), which is connected via a folding line (20), is characterized in that provided in the region between the border folding lines (24) of one side-wall element (18) and/or of both side-wall elements (18) are at least a plurality of contour folding lines (26) running parallel to the border folding lines (24), with the result that the cross-sectional contour of the side-wall element (18) corresponds to a cross-sectional contour which is curved convexly outwards, the base unit (30) being designed as an automatic base.