Small compact wallet in dusty pink

The cat keeps its eyes shut

Two curved lashes, a small triangle for a nose, and that is the whole face. The cat on the front is drawn in one black line, eyes closed, front paws hooked over a white band printed across the middle of the wallet. The band reads "I Lovely" and carries a tiny paw print. Behind it all sits a soft, finely grained dusty pink that keeps the surface matt rather than shiny. On the right, a thin stem climbs towards the top edge and ends in a looped flower, like a ribbon tied around a white centre.

A dusty pink wallet that opens out into three panels

Unfolded flat, the wallet reads left to right. The left flap takes two card slots, the middle panel another two, so four cards sit in reach without stacking them. The inside is the same pink as the outside, with no change of shade from one panel to the next. Folded again, it makes a thick little block that slips into a small bag without filling it. If you want to see how the shape compares, look through other compact wallets that fold rather than zip.

One pocket you can see into

The right-hand panel holds a clear window closed by a press stud. It suits a travel pass or a gym card, anything you show more often than you pay with. The stud sits at the top corner, so the card stays put when the wallet is upside down in a bag.

Day to day, in a small bag

A silver clasp frame along the top edge opens the coin section, which is lined in black. That black is the only place the pink stops. Pale shades do show handling, and this one is no exception: the front takes the marks first, around the band and along the folded edges. A bag with a flat pocket, rather than one big open compartment, keeps it cleaner for longer. If you would rather keep coins in something of their own, look at coin purses that keep change apart from cards.

Keeping the clear window clear

The window is the part that ages fastest, because a card pushed in and pulled out again scuffs the plastic from the inside. Slide the card out at an angle rather than dragging it straight up, and wipe the panel with a dry cloth now and then. Keep cleaning products away from the printed band.