The desperation for sunshine is constant when living in the UK. On the rare days the sun decides to show up, it barely sticks around long enough to leave a glow - let alone a tan - and when you do manage to soak up a few rays? It’s all sunburn, peeling, and regret. My only option? A tinted serum. One product that has been a constant in my beauty arsenal for over eight years is By Terry's CC Serum in Sunny Flash. As a very fair-skinned girl, I'm always looking for a product that removes unwanted blue undertones and adds a natural, healthy-looking glow to my skin - and this serum hits the brief, and then some.
Bronzing drops are one of the best ways to achieve that fresh off the plane glowy look, with many hitting viral status recently; notable mentions are Drunk Elephant's D-Bronzi and L'Oréal's Glotion, but none quite satisfied me quite as much as By Terry's CC serum. Although I've tried countless bronzing drops, I always find myself going back to this radiant, glowy formula.
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So, why do I love it? Firstly, the shade: Sunny Flash instantly makes me look like I have had a two-week holiday tan, minus the jet lag or sun guilt. It's the most popular shade in the ever-growing line-up, and one that I used to regularly recommend to customers during my time working at SpaceNK, regardless of skin tone. The phrase 'universally flattering' gets thrown around, but this shade is designed to add warmth and radiance to every skin tone with its bronzy hue. Forget unflattering orange tones; the golden, bronze serum glides over the skin and instantly creates a hydrated and tanned finish.
The texture mimics a hydrating, water-based serum you'd typically apply before moisturiser. However, this versatile formula can be applied as a primer, a complexion booster, mixed with your foundation or alone without any further make-up. The colour-correction formula helps to disguise any discolouration in the skin and treats any unwanted tones to leave the skin looking more even. Although this product doesn't gradually tan the skin, it instantly cheats the appearance of a warmer complexion, and I for one, would be lost without it.
Georgia Scott is a beauty and fashion product writer writing across brands such as heat, Closer, Grazia and Yours specialising in all things lifestyle and trending. Before starting at Bauer, Georgia completed her degree in Journalism at University and worked as a retail beauty advisor and make-up artist.