Skincare under £5, cheap Thailand flights, first class train ticket hack, Subway meal deal upgrade, free M&S voucher and mocktail, top Amazon picks

Skincare under £5, cheap Thailand flights, first class train ticket hack, Subway meal deal upgrade, free M&S voucher and mocktail, my top Amazon picks

Hey there! I cannot tell you how fast I’ve typed this email today - I think it’s my record so far haha!

I’m in London this week so my days have been jam packed. This morning I was at London Designer Outlet finding all of the best deals for fashion, beauty and more and there’s some crackers including huuuuuge discounts on luxury beauty brands like Jo Malone! I filmed a video so will share the deals with you this week.

I also managed to sneak in a Dishoom visit today to use the secret Matka keyring 🤫 but did we roll a 6 to get our entire meal for free?! Video coming soon on that too!

If you don’t know about this game at Dishoom, you can ask for a keyring when you arrive and if you’re lucky you’ll get one! Then on your next weekday visit before 6pm, you can use the keyring to play the Matka board to try win your meal for free.

PS. Fellow Glaswegians… apparently there’s a Dishoom opening in Glasgow soon! And Blank Street is coming too, woohoo!

💛 £4.99 Skin + Me Bundle

You can get your first month’s Skin + Me Daily Doser AND 4 free skincare samples for only £4.99. It’s usually £24.99 so you’re saving £20!

Skin + Me has been the best thing that’s ever happened to my skin! I’ve been using The Daily Doser every night for nearly 2 years and within two months it cleared up my acne. Honestly, it’s still such a novelty waking up with clear, smooth skin every day after 15+ years of spots.

It’s been amazing going from a multi-step evening routine to just using the Daily Doser and it’s super handy being delivered to my door every month.

How to get your £4.99 skincare deal:

1. Tap the ‘Get the Skin + Me deal’ button below

2. Complete the online consultation

3. Add on free one-off trials of the cleanser, moisturiser, SPF and serum

4. On the payment page, enter code: DEALCLUBFEB

5. Your first month’s Daily Doser + 4 free samples will be £4.99 with free delivery!

I also just want to show you the before and after of my skin so you can see that Skin + Me really does work! The first photo was taken the morning before starting Skin + Me and the second photo was taken yesterday.

💰 Quidco Guide + £15 Welcome Bonus

I’m on a mission to get you to start using cashback if you aren’t already, because it’s one of the easiest way to save money on your shopping!

If I was to describe what receiving cashback feels like, I’d say it’s like being part of an exclusive club of people who are kinda beating the system by saving as much money as possible… and I want you in that club too!

This week, we’re looking at Quidco which is one of the OGs in the cashback world. I’ve just posted a guide on my website showing you how Quidco works and how to get £15 welcome bonus.

PS. Quidco works in the same way as TopCashback. I personally mainly use TopCashback, but it’s worth having both apps to give yourself access to the widest range of brands and best rates to maximise your savings.

🚂 Cheap Train Upgrades

This is my favourite hack to save money on train class upgrades!

There’s an app called Seatfrog that lets you bid on upgrades to first class (FC) and standard premium (SP) seats on the train you’re travelling on.

To give you an idea of savings, I regularly travel Glasgow-London with Avanti Westcoast and a Standard Premium upgrade is £35, but I can get it from £22 + £3 booking fee with Seatfrog saving me £10.

🐸 Here’s how it works:

1. Download the Seatfrog app (it’s free to use!)

2. Tap ‘add auction’ and search for the train you already have a ticket for

3. Toggle between first class and standard premium options to see the opening bids

4. When the auction opens, place your bid. You can keep bidding if you’re outbid which can happen on popular routes and times

5. 30 minutes before your train departure time, you’ll find out if you’ve won the bid and be emailed a ticket for the upgrade

🐸 My top tips:

1. Set yourself a budget BEFORE you start bidding and stick to it, so you don’t get carried away with the excitement of bidding!

2. Consider standard premium over first class. You get the same comfy, wider seats as first class (and it’s usually quieter too!) but you don’t get the complimentary food or drink. This is a much cheaper option than FC and you can take your own food with you.

3. If (like me!) you don’t drink alcohol then SP is usually a better option (unless you get a super cheap FC upgrade).

💡 The Sell Out M&S Lamp Is Back

I’m loving the home trends just now with quirky, bold and charming decor just like these lamps!

⭐️ M&S Checkerboard Lamp - £49.50
Apparently this M&S sold out at least five times last year in different colours, and now it’s available in this cute green and pink colourway. I have nowhere for this lamp but I love it so much!

⭐️ George Scallop Lamp - £14
As an alternative option at a more affordable price, we have this super cute lamp from Asda and this one is battery powered. I’m a sucker for green at the minute so adore this lamp too. Which one is your favourite?

PS. If you want to save money at M&S or Asda, make sure you read my money saving supermarket guides on my website.

✈️ Cheap Bangkok Flights

Norse Atlantic has just announced a new route between London Gatwick and Bangkok starting from October 2025.

You can get a direct return flight from around £360 return on the ‘economy light’ fare which includes 1 x personal item and 1 × 10kg carry on bag.

If you need more luggage, it’s not actually that much more to get the ‘economy classic’ fare which includes 1 × 23kg checked bag.

I personally haven’t flown Norse Atlantic before, but I’m tempted by this deal (Thailand is my favourite place on earth). Let me know if you book!

PS. If you’re looking for nice hotels in Thailand, I really recommend Secret Escapes who offer luxury hotels for less and there’s often extras included with some hotels like breakfast, dining credit, massage etc!

🧠 Question

Picture this: You’re stranded on a desert island and you spot a box floating towards you. Inside the box, there’s one skincare product…

Remember, you can get your first month’s Skin + Me Daily Doser and free trials of the moisturiser, cleanser, serum and SPF for only £4.99 with code: DEALCLUBFEB

And that’s a wrap!

Woohoo you made it to the end! Are there any deals you’d like to see in next week’s newsletter? Send me a reply as I’d love to hear them!

Chloe x

PS. The riddle answer is… darkness!

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