Well, this has been a long time coming!! Went off around the Greek islands with mum and sis, a belated treat from mum for her 80th birthday, and mine and my sister’s 60th for a couple of years ago. Went with Tui on Marella Explorer. Fab week! 

(Nb I tried to do several updates but had really, really expensive Wi-Fi on the ship, spent over £200 on it! Just to warn you upfront! But what I did do, when we had free Wi-Fi while on shore, is in the following…) 

We flew from Gatwick to Corfu and soon settled into our three birth cabin.  Watch the vlog here.

First, after a day at sea, we went to Santorini (not Sardinia as I said in one of the posts LOL), up the little Thira cable car to the top, very busy and touristy and some lovely sights from up high and we stopped to have a drink next to a bar with a view. (See it here).

Then next day, it was Rhodes, my favourite of the whole trip! So lovely and green and shaded and a bit more breezy. I had a couple of hours in Rhodes Town on my own, because the girls went off on a coach day trip to the beach, and I just strolled around – inc the archaeological museum; found myself a very cool shaded spot in the café and had a coffee for a couple of hours in a delightful breeze, soaking up the history, and sorting out lots of stuff. 

My ideal relaxation! And then another lovely evening on the ship.

See vlog here.

After that it was Mykonos where mum and I went a few years ago. Very, very hot and busy, couldn’t really stop, just for a drink on the front as it was too packed, so we just wandered around a bit, she bought a pair of beach shoes and we went and had an afternoon on the ship! The next day I said I would go with them to Crete to a beach near Heraklion, not far from Gouves where we went as a family holiday in 1997. They had a lovely day in the sea and on the beach under the umbrellas, and I stayed in the cool under the café Veranda getting some free Wi-Fi and getting some stuff done. It was nice to be out with them. It’s always hard for me because of my skin issues (I have EPP, I’ve written about it previously – it means I can’t stay in the sun).  See vlog here.

At time of writing, we have Catacolon in Greece nr Olympia, to go. 

If I can squeeze in another video before we leave the ship then I will, check out my socials- if not, more next week!

A super holiday, and am grateful for my Ultrasun, Gatineau tan accelerator and Golden Glow!! 

Back on QVC Fri night – and another busy weekend ahead. And a busy week! No rest for the wicked….

AUCTION TIME!!

Yes, the 10th of June lunch nr Trafalgar Square for Medical Detection Dogs is nearly here, don’t forget to ask for the link – it might not be too late to come and join us. But in any case here is an offer and a half! A huge beauty bundle from Alison Young, kindly donated, non-QVC products, but it’s massive. Well over £500 worth.

Other auctions on the day will include the list below. But, if you would like to bid towards it because you’d really like to donate to Medical Detection Dogs, it can be sent! It will be the cost of your bid, plus postage and packaging to send it direct to you! So it doesn’t matter where you live, even if you’re in a far flung area, you will have been able to contribute in some way.

To bid for this amazing bundle please email me before 12 pm on Monday the ninth.

Info @ debbieflint .com

Make sure you include your phone number as you will be asked to pay over the phone to confirm if you are the winner on the day. So be around at lunchtime Tues!

Thank you in advance and thank you to Radica who has already bid to come on the afternoon tea with myself and Lorna Ko, date to be arranged. A second place is available on the day too. You never know, we might be able to persuade mum to come along as well, which somebody requested! Made me smile 🙂

List of auction prizes:

1. A Kipling bag bundle courtesy of Marie Françoise

2. ⁠ Makeup Tips – one hour makeover session courtesy of top professional makeup artist from the QVC team, Makeup Junkies, who tend to the presenters every day on air. Jemima Greenhaigh, one of the amazing transformation-specialists will even visit depending upon your venue, and do your make up and hair for a special occasion. (Within reason, ideally up to an hour from London.)

3. ⁠ An afternoon with top QVC fashion guest, Patrick Hoy, all to yourself – coffee and window shopping/fashion advice with Patrick in London on a mutually agreed date. (Or within one hour of London ideally.) nb several people have already said they’re interested in this!

4. We treat you to an afternoon tea in the renowned award-winning Dotty’s Teahouse in Carshalton, Surrey, with Debbie Flint and Lorna Ko!! Auction is one person but you may bring a friend if they don’t mind donating too. A slap up afternoon tea in the specialty Tea and Cakes house in Surrey (not far from the station). And a couple of hours chewing the fat with two regular QVC faces!

Plus if you wish, an optional half price discount on having your nails done at the Surrey osteopath and beauty clinic, at Westcroft leisure Centre nearby with Debbie‘s sister Linda Bignell, who used to be on QVC with red carpet manicure nails.

5. ⁠ A massive beauty bundle donated by independent beauty expert, and long-standing QVC presenter, Alison Young; including beauty brands from outside of QVC, worth over £500. This is also an online auction for people who cannot get there as we are likely to be sending the bundle direct to the winner, or delivering it, depending where they live.

6. ⁠ A second beauty bundle, with brands you will recognise, details to be revealed at the event, but likely to be worth more than £500. Bids will start at just £50. Could include Gatineau, Elemis, SBC, Ultrasun, Liz Earle and more.

7. **ALERT** one of the last chances you will ever get, to obtain a brand-new 50 ml EDP of Number 9! A retired limited edition rare fragrance, Liz Earle No.9. Brand-new in shrink wrap. No longer available, a highly sought-after fragrance which they can no longer make. Plus a second 50ml, the famous No. 15: Fifi award winner, best seller, Debbie’s favourite perfume, also brand-new. (Reserve price already bid – £60).

8. A beautiful bundle of paperback books, from QVC authors Julia Roberts (nine titles), Jackie Kabler (three titles), and Debbie Flint (three titles).
(Will be able to be sent afterwards)

SNIPPETS

Map of our route

We saw some spectacular sunsets but from different sides of the ship, and looking at this route you can see why! A bit circuitous, but we ended up where we started and flew home on Friday morning! I’m due back on QVC Friday evening and the weekend!

Nelly the Towel Elephant!

And a seal, a dog, a hedgehog and more! Love these little touches on a cruise, don’t you? Had some fab entertainment too and some amazing meals in the restaurants. Lovely spa and gym area – which I used a lot too!

A sneaky look at some of the big offers coming up soon – From SBC, Liz Earle, and Margaret Dabbs, look out for them!

Exclusive – on this week’s newsletter (sign up to get yours in the inbox every weekend), the exclusive content is the short tunic/dress I bought myself in Santorini. Showing a bit more leg than usual!!

Watch – #Thursdaybantz vlog, from somewhere in the Greek islands on a cruise! (See it here).

Funny – my fellow presenters were sharing this old clip this week, a real funny one from back in the day when QVC was quite new, and French and Saunders had their own sketch show on the telly box. ‘Eek – ique’!! See it here.

Funny 2 – Here’s a little funny moment from our cruise ship, Greek islands, Marella Explorer: this was their idea of speciality breads last night! Mum was not impressed, my sister and I could not stop laughing 🙂

Vlog – there’s a selection on my socials this week from different parts of the ship and shore!

Book of the Week – Finished the DS Jack Warr series from Lynda la Plante and ‘Crucified’  was riveting. Listened in the gym AND the pool! Wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a tv series. And went back to Scarpetta (mainly because of download wi-fi issues!!). But Jackie Kabler’s new one is out this week, so that’s next on my list!

QVC TOP DEALS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday (today) – go to qvcuk.com and search ‘today’s special value’ to see and buy what’s left of Sunday Riley CEO vitamin C glow getters three-piece collection.

Saturday – Grumpy Gardner set of four sway solar lights

Sunday – and I will be back and will be launching at 9 pm and midnight on Saturday, the Halo bolt ultimate power bank with jump starter, air compressor, and AC outlet, I love mine, highly recommended.

Big deals ending Sunday night

Go to this section of our website each week to discover the current ones which often end on Sunday nights if there are any stocks left!

Big deals are available on air for usually a week, they may be longer online if stocks last. Occasionally they last a couple of weeks but there are new ones every Sunday night so come back again and see them on the link above. 

Next week should include:

– style – Apricot embroidered cotton crochet top

– garden – garden reflections butterfly ground stake lights

– extra – Rieker embellished sandal

– beauty – shay & blue 2pc day to night fragrance collection

– main – Osprey london Emilia cross Body bag

– digital tbc

Weekly special value – shark robot vacuum two in one

Now back to the today’s special values for the rest of the week – 

PLEASE NOTE – these are correct at time of writing but may be subject to change.

Monday – skinSense 4pc advanced skin care collection

Tuesday – sea salt Cornwall Beach glass maxi dress in two lengths

Wednesday – coffee time – Nespresso Vertuo Next by Krups +32 capsules

Thursday – ice cream time! Ninja Creami ice cream grinder with 4 additional tubs

Friday – Simply Beauty cordless touch up travel straightener. Great for touchups, very fine hair, or very thin hair.

Friday 9 pm – Ruth Langsford fashion time again with a linen blend fabric this time a dolman sleeve blouse and cropped trousers in different lengths.

Next week – watch out for Sundays Gatineau renew and regenerate four pc collection, I’ve got the 10 pm show which I’m looking forward to! I’m not on the Saturday night as I will be babysitting the grandbabies from Wednesday for a few days while Brad is away! Plus this week I have two very special events including the Medical Detection Dogs lunch on the 10th!

Best wishes

Debs

X

PS LAST CHANCE!! June 10th, buffet lunch, 12pm & early afternoon, in London nr Whitehall – tickets on sale now – featuring medical detection dogs partners, talented doggies, and delicious grub!  Info here.

PS want to subscribe to my newsletter? Click on the newsletter button at the bottom of this blog. If you are AOL, Sky or Yahoo, you may have to add me to your contacts in order for it to come through, and sometimes even then it doesn’t. So if you can subscribe with a different email if you don’t get it between Friday night and Sunday night each week, that might help. One lady told me she didn’t get the first one but she did get the next ones. Exclusive content just for my newsletter posse! Thank you all 🙂

Meanwhile if you cannot do that, maybe follow me on my social media where each week I will post with my new blog goes up.

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• TikTok