As a member of Rih’s navy, I always try to support what she does. You guys know I’m quite the fan of her Fenty Beauty cosmetic line that launched last year. I’ve been buying products here & there. And I am honestly still loving the brand. I feel like Savage X Fenty by Rihanna is so on brand for Rihanna. This lingerie line is an organic progression in Rihanna’s empire.
When I saw the promo images being launched online for Savage X Fenty, I was most certainly intrigued by what the brand had to offer. It was all very sexy, but fun too. I think I’m a sexy girl, regardless of what I am wearing. But to be quite honest, I’m fairly boring when it comes to lingerie. I absolutely love lace lingerie, & anything that makes me feel good really.
Savage X Fenty launched online on 11 May 2018, & I was there to place my order. I opted for fairly basic items in my order. I wanted lingerie that I would actually wear.
My order details are as follows:
Triangle Lace Bralette (Honey) $24 / R310.02
Mesh Lace Thong (Honey) $18.50 / R239.02
High-Waist Microfibre Brief (Brown Sugar) $16.50 / R213.18
Floral Stretch Lace Bodysuit (Caviar) $69 / R891.48
Subtotal: $128 / R1653.76
Tax: $12.80 / R165.38
Shipping: FREE
Total: $140.80 / R1819.90 (R12.92 exchange rate)
**Image below is an example of what my order would have been in Rands had I ordered it & had it shipped directly to South Africa.
Shipping
I had this order shipped via my US forwarding address/service (Shipito). At the time of placing the order, I didn’t see an option for shipping to South Africa. However, since my order I do see that the site has pricing in ZAR & also shipping to SA available. In ZAR the order value excl the shipping & duties was R2078.40 which is more than what was deducted from my bank account. Shipping was approximately R315.10 when I added 1 item to the cart. However, when I added the exact items I placed in my order, shipping was a minimum of R632.60 excl duties, and R1260.30 for the prepaid duties. I’m not sure how that would work in terms of prepaid duties. But wow that’s a lot. As shipping was free to my forwarding address in California, I only had to pay for shipping to SA. the parcel was shipped out on 12 May which was expected. The package arrived at the warehouse in California on 16 May.
A breakdown of the fees are as follows:
16 May: Package arrived at Shipito warehouse
18 May: Package shipped to SA
Costs: $24.94 ($2 Processing Fee + $22.94 Shipping Fee) / R322.22 (R12.92 exchange rate)
21 May: Package arrived in SA
22 May: Package delivered to me.
**NO CUSTOMS charges
Toal cost of this order was R2142.12 through shipping via my US fowarding address. In comparison to the R3971.30 I would’ve paid had I shipped it to SA, the R1829.18 saving is AMAZING! There’s absolutely no doubt about it.
I made a list of some Savage X Fenty items that are on my WISH LIST for a later date.
What’s on your wish list?
Hi Brett,which address is you forwarding address? NV or CA,remeber we spoke about how I always find that Aramax doesn’t ship to SA,maybe I’m using a different address from the one you use.please advice.thank you
Hi Khanyisa, I use SHIPITO for all my USA parcels. They offer all sorts of shipping methods incl. post office, DHL, FED X, & Aramex. I used to always select post office because it was the cheapest. But recently started selecting Aramex as my shipping method. It comes through much faster, & is still fairly affordable compared the DHL/FED X options.
Long story short, I use Shipito, but select Aramex as the shipping option once the parcel is in the Shipito warehouse.
Sigh. Listen. I am ready to look and feel like a snack. . .don’t need a hungry person as motivation anymore. Heard Rih kept us bigger girls in mind. Maaan. . .the duties in South Africa us just always an obstacle. 1 day they charge you, the next they don’t.one time its reasonable, the next they charge u lungs and a beating heart. Its really tiring. Thanks for the post. Very informative. Enjoy you Fenty goodies.
Mvumikazi | Urban Mnguni
Yes, the range is so diverse, & even the models used. I really really love it. LOL at “lungs & a beating heart”
Hi Brett,
One of the things that discourage me from online ordering are the customs fees. I do have an aramex account and I’ve noticed that orders below R500 don’t get charged customs fees. Is there a reason you didn’t pay any customs fees on this order ?
xo
Hi Maxine, yeah customs is a bummer. Just to be clear this was sent to my SHIPITO account to which I then selected Aramex as the shipping method. So, it wasn’t directly via Aramex Global Shopper. It was simply using Aramex as you would the post office or DHL as a shipment method.
That being said, normally when I ship my goods via Shipito & select Aramex as the shipment method, 90% of the time I don’t end up paying customs fees. Not sure why. But I’ll take it lol. Values vary too, so it’s not to say it’s under R500. When it comes via the post office, sometimes I’m charged & sometimes not. But DHL I know I always get charged for sure.
I was very surprised yet interested in the style as well as to be able to order. I know that if it’s Fenty it’s of quality. Thanks