Stylish and Functional – Fricaine Handbags

Fricaine Handbags SatchelAs the seasons change women change out their wardrobes. For me personally, one of the first things I change out is my handbag followed by footwear and then clothing.  I find it easier to do the handbag first because weather can be quite “finicky” as the season changes.

When I go shopping for a new handbag I am looking for several things.

1. It has to be functional…meaning that it needs to be large enough to carry all of my “stuff” and have some organizational features built in it.

2. I want it to last more than just a few months so I am looking for high-quality bags that will last me for years. That’s right ladies, it’s an investment!

3. Style. I don’t want my handbag to look like something my 66 year old mother carried in 1960 nor do I want it to look like something a 16 year old would carry today. I want a REAL woman’s handbag!

Fricaine handbag on shoulder

Let me introduce you to Fricaine  who makes high quality fashionable products from globally-sourced exotic fabrics that accentuate the tastes and preferences of their customers. The brand offers a refreshing fashion experience by helping customers make bold fashion statements. The carefully selected lines of very durable handbags employ bright colors, are well-crafted and made from authentic custom fabrics and hardware. Women who carry the handbags exude an exotic and highly fashionable image that perfectly matches and complements their personal style.

Fricaine handbag in red

The company sent me the FRICAINE PRETTY FACE SHOULDER BAG in red to review for all of you. The body of the bag is made out of cotton jacquard and is trimmed in a micro-fiber leather. I really love that because it makes the bag very light-weight. If it was all leather, it would be a “weighty” bag.

This bag is extremely roomy and I love all of the built-in organizational features. On the outside of the bag there are 2 pouch pockets (on the short ends of the bag) where you can tuck in your cellphone, water bottle, sunglasses or any other items you need quickly. On the back outside of the back is a nice roomy zippered compartment and I like to toss my keys, ID badge etc. in that.

inside a Fricaine handbag

You enter the bag via a top zipper entry and once inside you will find 3 roomy compartments. One of the compartments has 2 reach-in slip pockets for cellphones, glasses, etc. The compartment on the other side has a back-wall zipper closure pocket and in between both of these big compartments is a zipper closure center compartment which I love to toss my cosmetics in. Basically, inside you have 3 large compartments, a back-wall zipper pocket and 2 front-wall slip pockets.

There is a custom-made lining in this bag that easily allows you to see your contents (not a big black hole) and it’s easy to clean. I spilled something in my bag and it wiped clean within seconds thanks to that lining!

The bag has beautiful gold-plated hardware and on the bottom of the bag you will find 5 gold-plated feet. This will help to protect the bottom of your bag from scratches & it helps the bag stay upright when you set it down. This is a shoulder bag but the straps are short enough that you can carry it as a satchel too.

You can use this bag for the business office, during casual weekends and/or as a travel bag. It is really roomy  and heck, if you are a stylish momma, you could use it as a diaper bag too! I just love it!!!

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Fricaine Handbags

 

Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!

Comments

  1. shea balentine says

    The FRICAINE QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL is my favorite!

  2. Lana Simanovicki says

    I like the Alice crossbody bag

  3. Jerry Marquardt says

    I like the Fricaine Pretty Face Shoulder Bag as well, I would like to get this for my girl very much.

  4. Michelle Tucker says

    I really love the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel.

  5. I like the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag. Lots of pretty bags to choose from!

  6. Buddy Garrett says

    My wife would like to have the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag.

  7. Trisha McKee says

    I love the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG.

  8. kyl neusch says

    FRICAINE ALICE CROSSBODY BAG

  9. Thank You for the giveaway…my wife likes the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag

  10. Susan Smith says

    I like the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag

  11. Vikki Billings says

    I would really like to have the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag

  12. Jennifer Reed says

    I also really like the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag.

  13. amanda whitley says

    i love the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  14. Jennifer Herman says

    I like the Amazonian
    Embroidered

  15. I really like the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag.

  16. I like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG. It’s stylish yet practical.

  17. talisa hatcher says

    Bright morning bag is adorable!

  18. Lisa Lear says

    I love the Bright Morning bag-perfect colors for spring and summer.

  19. I love the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag

  20. Dorothy Hubbard says

    The Amazonian embroadered would be my pick.

  21. krystal wethington says

    I like the FRICAINE PRINCESSDEMI SATCHEL BAG

  22. I would love to have the FRICAINE SUGAR BUXX SHOULDER BAG.

  23. I am IN LOVE with all of these bags! Thanx so much for the introduction. I’m now committed to starting a collection of them one day!!!! I love the Amazonian embroidered bag…but then there is the amazing Alake Embelished tote…and…oh, man! They are just all so wonderful! <3 <3 <3

  24. Melissa Sly says

    FRICAINE ALICE CROSSBODY BAG

  25. Barb Stenby says

    I like the FRICAINE EXQUISITE RATTAN HANDLE SHOPPER BAG in green

  26. Kathy Pease says

    I like the Fricaine Chicanza Shoulder Bag

  27. Love the Alice Crossbody Bag-

  28. laurie murley says

    I really like the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag, they have a nice selection to choose from

  29. Fricaine See Fancy Embroidered Handbag.

  30. Fricaine Pretty Bride Shoulder Bag

  31. Leah Shumack says

    I really like the FRICAINE PRETTY BRIDE SHOULDER BAG!

  32. Laurie Emerson says

    I love the Alake Embellished Tote.

  33. Tonya Dean says

    FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  34. I love the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  35. Lorina Padgett says

    I LIKE THE FRICAINE PRETTY BRIDE SHOULDER BAG.

  36. Michele Baron says

    All the bags are gorgeous …my favorite would be the
    Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag

  37. I like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG.

  38. Tina Reynolds says

    My favorite is the FRICAINE Princess DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  39. I like the Fricaine Cloud Nine Satchel Bag. Such pretty colors.

  40. Jill Rivera says

    I like the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel because of the bright orange color .

  41. Aaron Shapiro says

    The FRICAINE QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL is cute! Thanks for this giveaway.

  42. Shakeia Rieux says

    I follow Fricaine on instagram as bbybrwneyez34

  43. Shakeia Rieux says

    I really like the Fricaine Sugar Buxx Shoulder Bag

  44. I like the fricaine hand satchel.

  45. Theresa Smith says

    I would like to have the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG.

  46. I think the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG is beautiful

  47. I like the Fricaine Cloud Nine Satchel Bag.

  48. I like the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag.

  49. Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says

    I follow on Instagram as marnie470.

  50. Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says

    I really like the Alake Embellished Tote.

  51. Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel

    $258.00 very classy love it

  52. Catherine Alger says

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  53. Catherine Alger says

    I like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  54. Catherine Alger says

    I love theFRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  55. Stephanie Galbraith says

    I like the FRICAINE QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL.

  56. The FRICAINE LEAH EXQUISITE RATTAN HANDLE SHOPPER BAG (GREEN) is a fun one!

  57. Nicole Carter (Weasley) says

    I follow on Instagram as raventally

  58. Nicole Carter (Weasley) says

    I like the Alake Embellished Tote

  59. Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag

  60. Instagram follow Fricaine: slehan2

  61. Karen Drake says

    I love the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag.

  62. Michelle Castagne says

    I like the Bright Morning bag.

  63. Susan Christy says

    I like the QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL

  64. I like their Fricaine Pretty Face Shoulder Bag in red

  65. I love the Alake Embellished Tote!

  66. Nannypanpan says

    I like friccaine alice cross body bag

  67. I’m quite fond of the Alake Embellished Tote.

  68. Angie Bailey says

    I follow Fricaine via Instagram at preciselymine.

  69. Angie Bailey says

    I also LOVE the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG. These are beautiful bags!

  70. Heather G (USA) says

    The See Fancy Embroidered Handbag is absolutely stunning!!

  71. MaryAnne Johnson says

    I would love the Fricaine Princess Demi satchel bag. Love the colors.

  72. Melissa Douglass says

    I love the FRICAINE QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL!

  73. kristy Miller says

    I would love to get FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG. I mean anything with princess in the name, lol

  74. Amazonian caught my eye, I would love to have that one!

  75. Jean Fischer says

    I like the Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper Bag

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  77. I like the FRICAINE ELEGANZA SHOULDER BAG.

  78. christine burd says

    I like the ALake embellished tote .. Love the dark background color and jewel like overtone colors.

  79. I really like the fancy embroidered handbag. They are all really nice!

  80. All of them are gorg, but my fav is the Fancy Embroidered Handbag. So cute!

  81. heather eg kaufman says

    I really like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG.

  82. Bonny McDevitt says

    The Bright Morning Bag is adorable!

  83. I think the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG is very pretty. However, the price of $398.00 is way over my budget and I would not consider purchasing it.

  84. gloria patterson says

    fricaine leah exquisite rattan handle shopper bag (green)

    many pretty but I liked this style have not saw anything like it in many many years

  85. I would really love to get the Princess Demi Satchel Bag.

  86. Dana Matthews says

    These are nice! I like the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag! Thanks for the chance.

  87. Dawn Monroe says

    I like the amazoain and the bright morning bag. The colors remind me of spring.

  88. laurie nykaza says

    FRICAINE ALICE CROSSBODY BAG is so pretty

  89. My fave is the FRICAINE PRETTY BRIDE SHOULDER BAG

  90. Melissa Shirley says

    I like the FRICAINE PRETTY FACE SHOULDER BAG

  91. mintpearls says

    I love the Fricaine Cloud Nine Satchel Bag. Gorgeous!

  92. Candy Tilton says

    I like all the bags. Good quality craftsmanship.

  93. Melanie Montgomery says

    I like the Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper Bag (Green)

  94. Heather D. says

    I like the Fricaine Eleganza shoulder bag.

  95. I really liked the looks of the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel….love that it has orange in it and the pattern is pretty cool/

  96. paige chandler says

    I like the Amazonian bag

  97. Jennifer M. says

    I love the FRICAINE EFFICO HOBO BAG too!

  98. I love the bright morning bag!

  99. Christabelle Rivera says

    I would love to have one of the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAGs!

  100. Kortney Lah says

    The Alake Embellished Tote!! Who wouldn’t like that?

  101. g. penrod says

    bright morning tote

  102. I like the Alake Embellished Tote.

  103. Anita Duvall says

    I love the Fricaine Embroidered Aleke Embellished Tote Bag. So big and gorgeous!!

  104. FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG

  105. cynthia engle says

    i like the Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper Bag in purple.

  106. DEBRA GIFFORD says

    I love the Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Bag. They are all awesome. Thank you for your giveaway!

  107. Kimberly L says

    I like the FRICAINE CLOUD NINE SATCHEL BAG.

  108. I like the Bright Morning tote

  109. Candice M says

    I really like the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel

  110. Brittany doerfler says

    I’d love to own the Alake Embellished Tote Embroidered.

  111. These bags are really stunning. It’s hard to choose a favorite because I like so many. The SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG is sweet, but I also like the FRICAINE CLOUD NINE SATCHEL BAG from the Jacquard collection.

  112. I like this bag the most from their site; FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG-

  113. Carly D. says

    My favorite is the Fricaine Sugar Buxx shoulder bag. I love the summery colors.

  114. I love the design and the colors in the Fricaine Lagosian Satchel. Very pretty

  115. Michelle W says

    I like the Fricaine Effico Hobo Bag. The pattern and colors are beautiful.

  116. Daniel G. says

    Princess Demi Satchel Bag

  117. I also like the Alake Embellished Tote Embroidered

  118. Christina Carattini says

    I like the Amazonian that I found in the Preview section. The colors and the patterns are perfect.

  119. i love the ALAKE embellished tote its gorgeous and i love all the colors

  120. my instagram handle is wendiw8

  121. Richard Hicks says

    I think that their FRICAINE CHICANZA SHOULDER BAG is very nice looking.

  122. Amanda Kinder says

    I love the Princess Demi Satchel Bag!

  123. jose benavides says

    I like the princess demi satchel bag .

  124. Chrystal D says

    I like the Sugar Buxx Shoulder Bag

  125. Barbara Gilsdorf says

    Cute bags! Especially the purple princess demi satchel bag!

  126. jennifer Lleras says

    I really like the Amazonian bag

  127. janet woodling says

    I like the Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper.

  128. Debbi Wellenstein says

    I like the beautiful Alake Embellished Tote.

  129. I folloed Fricaine on instagram, username is cctdmt

  130. I really love the Princess Demi Satchel Bag.

  131. james doyle says

    Fricaine Sugar Buxx Shoulder Bag for my mom!!

  132. I love the cloud nine satchel bag.

  133. Robert Tschinkel says

    the Fricaine Cloud Nine Satchel Bag would be perfect for my girlfriend

  134. I like the Amazonian bag.

  135. rickel bart says

    The Alake Embellished Tote looks pretty nice!

  136. Sharon Kaminski says

    I like the Alake Embellished Tote Embroidered.

  137. I like the Duchess Shoulder Bag and the Effico Hobo Bag. Is it wrong that I couldn’t choose just one? 🙂

  138. Samantha Daleo says

    I would LOVE the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag. It is my favorite color and is stunningly beautiful!

  139. Margaret Smith says

    I also like the Fricaine Alluring Smile Shoulder Bag

  140. I also like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG.

  141. Dawn Keenan says

    My favorite bag on the site is the Fricaine Pretty Face Shoulder Bag .

  142. The Fricaine Pretty Face Shoulder Bag

  143. I like the FRICAINE CLOUD NINE SATCHEL BAG.

  144. ellen beck says

    I follow the company on instagram as tannawings (form said you wanted it down here)

  145. I like the FRICAINE ALLURING SMILE SHOULDER BAG

  146. Charlotte W says

    I really like the Alake tote too.

  147. The other item I would love to have is the Fricaine See Fancy Embroidered Handbag.

  148. I like the FRICAINE DUCHESS SHOULDER BAG because of the purplish color. 🙂

  149. IG is aimeetrader

  150. I absolutely love the Fricaine sugar Buxx Shoulder bag! Would love to wear this!

  151. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    I follow Fricaine on Instagram as jopb490

  152. I really like the cloud nine satchel bag. So pretty and functional.

  153. Megan Cromes says

    i like the shoulder bags ty 😉

  154. anthony ciofani says

    I would love to have the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel.

  155. I like the FRICAINE EFFICO HOBO BAG

  156. I love the Fricaine Queen”s Hand Satchel. thankyou, ken

  157. I would love to have the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel.

  158. I like the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG.
    Thanks for the contest.

  159. I went to the sponsor’s site and I would also love to have this item Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper Bag (Purple) $138.00.

  160. ellen beck says

    I adore the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG. So pretty and it looks so functional and stylish. It remends me of springtime.

  161. Michele P says

    one I really like is the FRICAINE CLOUD NINE SATCHEL BAG-very pretty colors and design is nice.

  162. wow I would also love the Fricaine Queen’s Hand Satchel, very pretty

  163. Michelle H. says

    I love the Alake Embellished Tote.

  164. Sherry Compton says

    I like the FRICAINE PRINCESS DEMI SATCHEL BAG.

  165. I’d like the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG

  166. I like the Fricaine Pretty Bride Shoulder Bag

  167. pATRICIA says

    Beautiful bags. I love the Fricaine Leah Exquisite Rattan Handle Shopper Bag (Green)

  168. Shelley Joy P says

    I love the Fricaine Sugar Buxx Shoulder Bag!

  169. I really like the Amazonian and the FRICAINE SEE FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDBAG

  170. Following fricaine_brand on Instagram {cherylfahling}.

  171. I would love to have the Fricaine Princess Demi Satchel Bag.

  172. Margot C says

    I do like FRICAINE CHICANZA SHOULDER BAG on their site.

  173. Tamra Phelps says

    I followed them on Instagram. @tdp102

  174. Tamra Phelps says

    The Effico Hobo Bag is really cute! My niece would love the colors in it, especially the teal.

  175. I like the embroidered look and they only have the one listed in that category but it’s my fave, the Fricaine See Fancy Embroidered Handbag. Just gorgeous.

  176. I like the Amazonian

  177. Soha MOlina says

    I like FRICAINE QUEEN’S HAND SATCHEL.

  178. I like the Bright Morning handbag also.

  179. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    I would like to have the Fricaine sugar Buxx Shoulder bag