Fabulous Fenty // Fenty Beauty Body Lava Review

Well, this blog post almost didn't happen: Rhianna released two shades of the Body Lava - "Who Needs Clothes?", a rose-gold shade and "Brown Sugar", a tan/gold shade - along with the Fairy Bomb glitter pom pom and a kabuki brush and of course, made them limited edition so everyone and their mother was after these! I very nearly missed out on getting this, but thanks to some luck from the make-up gods (and the fact that Fenty's products are so universally flattering) I managed to get my hands on it. It's a tale of dashed hopes and desperation, but it is easily up there with the great classics: 

I popped into Harvey Nichols with my boyfriend, looking for a birthday present, and stopped by the Fenty counter to have a look at the new releases. They had both shades of the Body Lava in stock, but Rory convinced me to wait until later in the week when I was getting paid for some work I'd done through the university. The day finally arrived and I excitedly went off to Harvey Nichols, only to find that "Who Needs Clothes?" had sold out in-store and online (Harvey Nicks is the only place in the UK that stocks Fenty). Not to worry, I thought, I'll just get it shipped from America. Alas, no, my card would not work on the American site and I was absolutely gutted! Luckily for me, I decided to go back to the store the next day and see if "Brown Sugar" would work for me, as I'm quite pale and I think this shade was created with deeper skin tones in mind. However, it doesn't leave any kind of tint, just a beautiful, subtle, golden glow! Moral of the story: never let your boyfriend be the voice of reason when it comes to limited edition!

Ok, now that the saga of me actually getting this product is out of the way, let's get into the review! The Body Lava retails at £46, which makes it probably one of the most expensive products in the range, and probably the most expensive thing in my make-up collection. However, when you look at the size of it, and how little you need to get a good glow on, it is well-justified in its price. For £46 you get 90ml (triple the size of the Pro Filt'r foundation which retails at £24) and around two big pumps was more than enough to cover my shoulders and collarbones. This definitely isn't something I'd wear everyday either, so I can 100% see the product lasting me absolutely ages! 

This shade gives you a really beautiful golden glow, and I am so excited thinking about how perfect this will be for my holiday in July. It's slightly tacky when you first put it on, but it dries really quickly (you could always blot it with some tissue if it bothered you) and I didn't notice any of the glitter coming off onto my clothes.

This is a really expensive product, and I personally only bought it because I had some extra money coming in - however, like I said before, I think it's worth the money and is something that I'll get the use out of for sure!