<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I wanted to love the Stunna Lip Paints from Fenty Beauty but they fell short for me. Jackie Longo</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>As a beauty reporter, I've tried every product in Rihanna's <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-fenty-beauty-line-what-you-should-buy-2017-9">Fenty Beauty</a> line.</li><li>I loved products like the Match Stix Contour Skinsticks and Bright Fix eye brightener.</li></ul><p>For the past seven years, Fenty Beauty by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-net-worth-how-she-makes-her-money-2022-8">Rihanna</a> has stood the test of time — a rarity among <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrity-business-fails-2018-6">celebrity beauty brands</a>.</p><p>The musician launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 and, according to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-vogue-cover-june-issue-2018">Vogue</a>, it had $100 million in sales within 40 days of its launch. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/08/04/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire/">Forbes</a> estimated in 2021 that the brand was worth $2.8 billion. </p><p>Even now, I find it hard hard to scroll through TikTok without stumbling upon an influencer raving about Fenty Beauty's latest product. Although I agree many of them are pretty great, not all of them live up to the hype. </p><p>As a beauty reporter, I've tested every type of Fenty Beauty product. A few have become <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-makeup-products-beauty-reporter-buys-2023-4">staples in my makeup bag</a>, but others were a hard pass. </p><p>Here are some that impressed me and a few that didn't.</p>