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Fitness Training - Michael and his team

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Almost Essential Lifestyle Blog

Need To Know: How to slow down in the fast lane by Beauty Editor Olivia Falcon

Olivia Falcon shares with Almost Essential her most recent precious "Need To Know" tips; This time they are about coping mechanisms with London life on the fast lane

Birthday Breakfast- The Almost Essential girl looks cool

Birthday celebrations coming up? There is a new fun way to party with your friends! Give mornings a new vibe and embrace the new birthday breakfast trend. We love the idea and we cannot wait to update our wardrobe with cool outfits.

The uplifting paintings of Deborah Tarr

Art Consultant, Nico Kos, introduces us to the British artist Deborah Tarr who lives and works in quiet anonymity in the village of Primrose Hill, London.She is loved on both sides of the Atlantic by private collectors for her sumptuous abstract oil paintings and assemblages.

Dr Justine Kluk top skincare recommendations

Dr Justine Kluk shares with Almost Essential her top skincare ingredients for those who are navigating the beauty aisles on their own and don't know where to begin.

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Best Vitamin C for your skin

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