London - They say that eyes are the window to the soul, but if you really want to suss out what a woman is like, just take a quick glance inside her handbag.
So when Victoria Beckham opened up the contents of her black leather bag in a video released by fashion magazine Vogue this week, there wasn’t a crumpled tissue in sight . . .
Excited to be coming to NY to present my new collection!!🇺🇸✈️👠👚👗👖🕶🙏🏼 X vb
A photo posted by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Dec 5, 2015 at 11:47am PST
THE WORLD’S MOST EXCLUSIVE CREDIT CARD
In place of any loose cash is a American Express Centurion card - aka the coveted AmEx ‘black card’. The ultimate status symbol, it isn’t even made of plastic — the laser-etched card is made from titanium.
The spending limit? Rumour has it there isn’t one.
A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NOVEL
She may be a former pop star-turned-fashion designer, but Posh is keen to prove she’s no airhead. A copy of My Name Is Lucy Barton, by Pulitzer-prize winning author Elizabeth Strout, takes pride of place in Victoria’s handbag.
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BRIGHT EYES IN A BOTTLE
When a woman is photographed as much as Victoria, she’s got to look bright-eyed at all times. Victoria uses a small bottle of Japanese eyedrops. Named Nano Eye. You can pick up Nano Eye on eBay for under £10.
IPHONE WITH HER NAME ON IT
An Apple device is a must-have handbag accessory for many women, but Victoria doesn’t have just any old iPhone — her black version is monogrammed with her initials.‘I always have my phone, everywhere I go, it never leaves my side,’ says Victoria, flashing her iPhone 6S.
SUPER-LUXE FACE CREAM
A girl can never have too many face creams. Victoria’s choices include Sarah Chapman’s dynamic defence anti- ageing day cream, costing £44 for 40ml. From Victoria’s own make-up line for Estee Lauder - Morning Aura Illuminating crème.The gold-flecked cream contains ingredients to give the skin a fresh early morning glow. ... and £36 lipstick from own range.
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THE BODY LOTION MODELS SWEAR BY
Victoria carries a pocket-sized bottle of body cream, Kiehl’s creme de corps, £8.50 for 75ml.The super-rich body cream, enriched with shea butter and avocado oil, is used by the Victoria’s Secret lingerie models to keep their long limbs looking sleek and glossy.
ANTI-AGEING HAND CREAM
Hands can be the biggest giveaway of age, and 42-year-old Victoria is clearly keen to keep hers as line-free as her visage. Her solution is an Estee Lauder product - Re-Nutriv intensive smoothing hand crème which costs £56 for 100ml.
FASHION PACK’S PERFUME PICK
Victoria’s Byredo ‘Blanche’ perfume oil — which is £47 for 7.5ml. Described as the ‘world’s coolest fragrance brand’, the Swedish label is this year’s choice for the fashion pack. Victoria’s scent smells of pink pepper and white rose.
CRYSTAL SKULL THAT KEEPS HER CALM
Victoria’s New Age route to ‘positivity’ is a black obsidian skull crystal. The designer has carried crystals around with her for years, having embraced her ‘spiritual’ side when the family moved to Los Angeles in 2007.
A STORY FOR HARPER
She may be juggling a bustling business empire, but Victoria wants us to know that most importantly she’s a mum and carries Little Miss Chatterbox, a pocket-sized book in the Roger Hargreaves Little Miss series.
THE BAG ITSELF
This saddlebag-style black number is from her own accessories line. The half-moon box bag is from Victoria’s pre-spring-summer collection, and will set you back £1,195 — if you can even get your hands on one.
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