Not Being Dramatic, But This Might Be My Favourite Lipstick Launch in Years

The other day, I was tidying up my everyday makeup draw, which tends to throw up over my chest of drawers throughout the week, and I noticed something. Fenty Beauty has my makeup bag in a chokehold. And it’s not just my makeup. My skincare and bodycare have all had the Fenty treatment in my beauty routine.

From the Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream that envelops winter-ravaged skin to the event-ready Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, I am a huge fan of Rihanna’s product ranges. If I’m ranking her three ranges, it’s got to be as follows: Fenty Beauty is number one (reasons coming below), Fenty Skin bodycare, and then the skincare. The makeup is so good I think I could easily replace all of my everyday products with Fenty and be happy. The only things I don’t particularly love are the Stunna Lip Paints and the MatteMoiselle Lipsticks. They are objectively great—long-lasting and highly pigmented—but the texture of both products is too drying for my lips. So when I learned about a new launch in the lip category, I was over the moon.

Wearing the Fenty Beauty Icon Lipstick in the shade Flaunty Auntie.

Fenty Icon Lipsticks are the perfect next launch from the brand. It’s what I’ve been waiting for, for sure. The texture is light, glides on easily and feels comfortable to wear thanks to the hyaluronic acid and conditioning vitamins C and E in the formula. It’s honestly one of the smoothest lipsticks I have ever applied, and the finish is a satin, erring on the matte side. I normally need to wear a lip liner to prep for lipstick and gloss to outline my lips, but the bullet shape (which looks like Rihanna’s iconic Cupid’s bow) makes precise application really easy.

There are 10 shades to pick from: seven neutrals and three reds. My favourites are Flaunty Auntie a brownish burgundy (above) that gives my makeup look a '90s vibe I live for. Major Magnate is a perfect nude for my skin tone. The cool-toned brown is a new go-to for my no-makeup makeup look. For now, Flaunty Auntie is the lipstick that is taking pride of place in the Icon case, which is refillable and bought separately to the lipstick bullets.

Wearing Fenty Beauty Icon Lipstick in Major Magnate.

The best bit is that the lipsticks layer faultlessly under the Fenty Gloss Bomb Lip Glosses for a truly showstopping pout. You do need to do a few touch-ups throughout the day, but I can cope with that in exchange for great pigment and comfortable wear.

Fenty Makeup and Skincare Favourites

Fenty Beauty Body Lava Body Luminizer

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Glass Slipper

Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Bronzer

Fenty Beauty Match Stix Matte Skinstick

Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Powder

Fenty Skin Total Cleans’r Remove-It-All Cleanser

Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream

Hydra Vizor Invisible Moisturizer SPF30