The best women's purses
Cards, notes and coins in one place that fits the bag you carry most: a long purse for a big handbag, a small bifold for a crossbody, or a zip pouch for a coat pocket.
A purse does more than a wallet: most people still carry some change, so every purse here has a zipped section for coins as well as somewhere for cards and notes. The main choice is size. A long purse holds the most and suits a roomy handbag; a small bifold fits a crossbody bag or a coat pocket; and a zip pouch on a keyring is just for the essentials.
Fossil, the one big name here, started in Dallas in 1984 selling fashion watches and added leather goods in 1990; its Logan is a small, neat bifold. Four of the five have an RFID-blocking lining, which the makers say stops contactless cards being read through the purse; the little Cynure zip purse is the exception.
What matters
- Size: long purses for big handbags, small bifolds for crossbody bags and pockets.
- A zipped coin section that keeps change apart from cards.
- Real leather or PU: three here are leather, one is PU, and the Fossil mixes the two.
- An RFID-blocking lining for contactless cards.
#1 of 5
Best overall
Quenchy London leather RFID purse (QL841)
£39.99 RRP
Soft cowhide nappa pieced together in blocks of colour, with six card slots, a note section and a flip-out photo or ID window. Coins go in a section on the back that zips round three sides and opens into five pockets, so change doesn’t end up in one heap.
What owners say: Owners find it well made and sturdy, like the room for cards and coins, and say the colours go with lots of different bags.
A closer look: Because the coin section is on the outside back, change can be found at a till without opening the whole purse. A small zipped pouch inside keeps a spare key or rings apart from the coins. The care notes suggest a leather conditioner now and then and storing it somewhere cool and dry.
- Genuine cowhide leather
- 6 card slots
- Zip-round coin section, 5 pockets
- RFID and NFC blocking
- 14 × 10 × 3cm
Best for: Coins sorted, in colour
- Material
- Cowhide leather
- Size (closed)
- 14 × 10 × 3cm
- Card slots
- 6
- RFID-blocking
- RFID and NFC
#2 of 5
Best premium
Fossil Logan RFID small bifold
£55 RRP
Fossil’s small bifold in black leather with a polyurethane trim: five card slots, an ID window and two note sections inside, a snap to close it, and a zip pocket on the back for coins. It comes in other colours too.
What owners say: Owners praise the quality and the design, and those who carry a small bag say it’s just the right size.
Heads up: It’s small, about 10.2 × 8.9cm closed, so it suits a pared-back set of cards rather than a full collection.
A closer look: The zip pocket on the back is where the coins go, so change stays separate from cards and notes. With two note sections, receipts can sit behind the cash instead of in with it. The snap keeps it shut in a bag, and it’s small enough to carry on its own in a coat pocket.
- Leather with PU trim
- 5 card slots + ID window
- Back zip pocket for coins
- Snap closure
- RFID-blocking lining
Best for: Small bags
- Material
- Leather, PU trim
- Size (closed)
- 10.2 × 8.9 × 2.5cm
- Card slots
- 5 + ID window
- RFID-blocking
- Yes
#3 of 5
Best value
SENDEFN small leather bifold purse
£10–£20 Price range
Genuine leather in a small bifold, about 12 × 10cm, with eight card slots (two of them removable), two photo windows, a zipped coin pocket and a full-length note section. It comes in a good range of colours.
What owners say: Owners say it’s well made and hard-wearing, with plenty of card slots and room for coins, and looks more expensive than it is.
A closer look: SENDEFN suggests the zipped coin pocket for rings as well as change, handy on a night out. Two of the card slots and one of the photo windows are removable, so they can come out when a slimmer purse is wanted. It fits a small crossbody bag without much of a bulge.
- Genuine leather
- 8 card slots, 2 removable
- Zipped coin pocket
- Two photo windows
- RFID-blocking lining
Best for: Real leather on a budget
- Material
- Genuine leather
- Size (closed)
- 12 × 10 × 3cm
- Card slots
- 8 (2 removable)
- RFID-blocking
- Yes
#4 of 5
Most card slots
Roulens leaf pendant long purse
£10–£20 Price range
A long purse in soft PU with a little leaf pendant, holding ten cards (one slot is a clear ID window), three note sections and a zipped coin compartment. At about 19cm long it keeps notes, receipts and a chequebook flat, so it suits a roomy handbag.
What owners say: Owners say it’s good quality and practical, with lots of room for cards and cash, and like that the colours match the photos.
A closer look: A snap and a zip both close it, so cards and coins stay put when it’s rummaged for at the bottom of a bag. There’s room for the loyalty cards that never fit a small purse, and it comes in lots of colours. Care is simple: a wipe with a dry cloth.
- PU (faux) leather
- 10 card slots incl. ID window
- 3 note sections
- Zipped coin compartment
- RFID-blocking material
Best for: Big handbags
- Material
- PU (faux leather)
- Size (closed)
- 19 × 9.5 × 2.5cm
- Card slots
- 10 incl. ID window
- RFID-blocking
- Yes
#5 of 5
Best budget
Cynure leather zip purse with keyring
Under £10 Price range
A compact coin-and-card purse rather than a full purse: pebble-grain leather, about 11 × 9cm and under a centimetre thick, with three zip pockets, a slip pocket on the outside and a keyring, so the house keys and change live together.
What owners say: Owners like the size, say it takes bank cards and notes as well as coins, and find it handy every day.
Heads up: It has no card slots or RFID lining, so it suits a light load: a couple of cards, a few notes and change.
A closer look: Clip the keyring to the house keys and the purse is easy to find at the bottom of a bag, with coins in one zip pocket and cards in another. It slips into a jeans or coat pocket for a walk or a night out, when a full purse would be too much.
- Cow split leather, pebble grain
- 3 zip pockets + slip pocket
- Keyring
- 11 × 9 × 0.7cm
- 55g
Best for: Pockets and keys
- Material
- Cow split leather
- Size (closed)
- 11 × 9 × 0.7cm
- Card slots
- No slots (3 zip pockets)
- RFID-blocking
- No
How they compare
| Feature | #1Quenchy London QL841 | #2Fossil Logan | #3SENDEFN 5185 | #4Roulens leaf purse | #5Cynure zip purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best premium | Best value | Most card slots | Best budget | |
| Picked Rating | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Price | £39.99 RRP | £55 RRP | £10–£20 Price range | £10–£20 Price range | Under £10 Price range |
| Material | Cowhide leather | Leather, PU trim | Genuine leather | PU (faux leather) | Cow split leather |
| Size (closed) | 14 × 10 × 3cm | 10.2 × 8.9 × 2.5cm | 12 × 10 × 3cm | 19 × 9.5 × 2.5cm | 11 × 9 × 0.7cm |
| Card slots | 6 | 5 + ID window | 8 (2 removable) | 10 incl. ID window | No slots (3 zip pockets) |
| RFID-blocking | RFID and NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Best for | Coins sorted, in colour | Small bags | Real leather on a budget | Big handbags | Pockets and keys |
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