Erickson Beamon Enters The Handbag Ring

How’s this for crossover: jewelry designer Erickson Beamon has created a handbag, but it’s only available (starting today) at internet cosmetics giant beauty.com.

The bag, in fact, is a freebie with any $100 purchase.  It comes stocked with thirteen samples, so we think this is a perfect time to try out a new conditioner, get a couple gifts, and maybe throw away that eye cream that’s too old to be effective any longer.

May we recommend where to get started filling up this fun bag (after you’ve tested out all the luxe samples, of course)?  It’s getting cold and dry, so start with a deeply conditioning lip balm – the honey tone of this Nuxe Reve de Miel even matches the bag’s gold accents.  Then get glam lashes with Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Splashes waterproof mascara, which comes in such a sweet tube you’ll want to carry it around with you.

Of course, if you’re going to carry the bag, it’s probably best paired with Erickson Beamon’s original jewelry.  We’re partial to the simple, vintage look of the brand’s beauty necklace, juxtaposed with the incredible, ornate madness of Erickson Beamon’s gold leaf cuff.

For more picks to fill up your new bag, check out lip balms and the best mascara, and then don festive attire to show off the bag at its best (no one will ever guess it was a freebie).