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Real Technique Travel Fantasy Mini Brush Kit, Makeup Brushes For Eyeshadow, Highlight, Contour, Powder, & Concealer, Mini Sized Travel Brushes & Makeup Bag, Synthetic Bristles, 11 Piece Set

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• The Real Techniques Travel Fantasy Mini Brush kit includes 10 makeup brushes and a cosmetic bag for on-the-go glam
• Includes: (1) RT 210 Mini Expert Concealer Brush, (1) RT 407 Mini Multitask Brush, (1) RT 206 Mini Contour Brush, (1) RT 406 Mini Medium Sculpting Brush, (1) RT 308 Mini Medium Shadow Brush, (1) RT 313 Mini Definer Brush, (1) RT 343 Mini Spoolie, (1) RT 332 Mini Smudge Brush, (1) RT 301 Mini Base Shadow Brush, (1) RT 307 Mini Shading Brush, and a Mini Makeup Bag
• Makeup brushes can be used with any liquid, cream, and powder makeup products
• Multiuse brushes best used with foundations, eyeshadows, concealers, blushes, bronzers, and more
• Create any look you desire whether that’s bold and bright, or natural shimmer
• Small brushes are easy to take with you wherever you go- whether it's at work or across the world!

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The Real Techniques Travel Fantasy Mini Brush Kit is an all-in-one full makeup brush set for a naturally, radiant glow. The makeup brush kit includes the 210 Mini Expert Concealer Brush, 407 Mini Multitask Brush, 206 Mini Contour Brush, 406 Mini Medium Sculpting Brush, 308 Mini Medium Shadow Brush, 313 Mini Definer Brush, 343 Mini Spoolie, 332 Mini Smudge Brush, 301 Mini Base Shadow Brush, 307 Mini Shading Brush, and a Mini Makeup Bag. These brushes can be used with liquid, cream, and powder products. They are perfect for taking on-the-go and traveling with. Both the makeup brushes and the makeup bag are small enough to fit in your purse or suitcase! The Travel Fantasy Mini Brush kit is easy to clean using our Real Techniques Brush + Sponge Cleansing Gel. These brushes are also 100% cruelty-free and made with UltraPlush synthetic bristles. We are Real Techniques, the brand of choice for all makeup users, no matter your level of expertise. Created in collaboration with leading makeup artists, we aspire to take the mystery out of choosing beauty tools so you can focus more time on putting your best face forward one blend at a time. From full makeup looks, to quick beauty hacks, RT brushes + sponges are exceptionally high quality for professional looking results every time. BUT… don’t be fooled by our affordable prices, RT tools are award-winning + purposefully designed because that’s what you deserve. Quality without compromise.

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• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.57 x 1.18 x 9.37 inches; 5.29 ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 4285
• UPC ‏ : ‎ 079625042856
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Paris Presents Incorporated
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09VCMRN4Y
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Use the 210 Mini Expert Concealer Brush for blending concealer. Use the 407 Mini Multitask Brush to dust on highlighter or setting powder. Use the 206 Mini Contour Brush for applying highlighter or contour above or below the cheeks. Use the 406 Mini Medium Sculpting Brush to apply liquid or cream contour. Use the 308 Mini Medium Shadow Brush to blend powder or cream shadows. Use the 313 Mini Definer Brush to create precise cat eyes or designs on the lid. Use the 343 Mini Spoolie to groom lashes and brows. Use the 332 Mini Smudge Brush to blend liners and shadows along the lash line. Use the 301 Mini Base Shadow Brush to build up shadow on the lid. Use the 307 Mini Shading Brush for picking up color and distributing on the lid.

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Customers like the quality, appearance and travel of the cosmetic brush set. For example, they mention it works well, is easy to travel with and is cute. That said opinions are mixed on size and softness.

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Customers like the quality of the cosmetic brush. They say it works well, is functional, and is effective. Some customers also mention that the brushes are perfect size and easy to clean. Overall, most are happy with the purchase and recommend the product to others.

"It has all the basic brushes you need including powder, blush, and eyeshadow + the bag it comes in is so cute!" Read more

"...than their original counterparts but they are soft and get the job done for me . Happy with the purchase." Read more

"The brushes are perfect size, effective and easy to clean!" Read more

" Love the different brushes you get and how easy they are to travel with...say goodbye to huge brushes that get damaged in your suitcase. LOVE these!" Read more

Customers find the cosmetic brush set easy to travel with. They say it's the perfect size for travel, and that it'll fit in a purse or makeup bag.

"Love the different brushes you get and how easy they are to travel with ...say goodbye to huge brushes that get damaged in your suitcase. LOVE these!" Read more

"This is the perfect travel set . All the brushes you could want, and super compact...." Read more

"...up I need during the day it’s a great set for traveling and carrying in a purse . They are very small and they work great for what I need...." Read more

"...On the plus size , great for travel , I like the case they came in and I like the instructional card to show you what each brush is used for." Read more

Customers find the cosmetic brush very cute, and the bag it comes in is cute. They also say it's nice and small, making it great for travel.

"...you need including powder, blush, and eyeshadow + the bag it comes in is so cute !" Read more

"...They're nice and small and great for travel." Read more

" Pretty , soft, easy to use." Read more

"...Perfect for traveling, and the brushes are super cute ." Read more

Customers are mixed about the size of the cosmetic brush. Some mention that they're nice and small, great for travel, and compact. However, others say that they are hard to handle, way too small, and not great for daily use.

"The brushes are perfect size , effective and easy to clean!" Read more

"...They are a little smaller than their original counterparts but they are soft and get the job done for me. Happy with the purchase." Read more

"...Note this is truly a travel set - brushes are not longer than a few inches ." Read more

"...They are soft bristles and felt good but needed something with longer handles . Had to return." Read more

Customers have mixed opinions about the softness of the cosmetic brushes. Some mention that they feel soft and easy to use, while others say that they aren't as dense and soft as they used to be.

"...They also feel much more lightweight and not dense to absorb powders . I am using them and they are functional, but not what I was expecting...." Read more

"...They are very short. They are soft bristles and felt good but needed something with longer handles. Had to return." Read more

"...I'm really happy with them so far. The brushes are very soft and the little bag they come with seems to be good quality...." Read more

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Real Techniques Travel Essentials Set

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Real Techniques Travel Essentials Set is a brush kit that contains three essential tools to create a complete makeup look.

Real Techniques Travel Essentials Set is a kit that contains the essential tools to create a complete makeup look. All the brushes have synthetic bristles and are easy to clean as well as easy to use.

In order to achieve a flawless complexion even when traveling, the kit includes an Essential Foundation Brush , with the perfect size and shape to perfectly blend liquid concealer and foundation. Then, the following step is to set the foundation with setting powder, apply bronzer and blush using the Multi-Task Brush . Lastly, enhance your eyes with the Domed Shadow Brush and complete your look!

• Good for: applying and blending liquid foundation and concealer, applying setting powder, bronzer or blush as well as eyeshadows;
• Presentation: long handle brushes with synthetic bristles.

Use the Real Techniques Travel Essentials Set to apply and blend foundation, setting powder, bronzer blush as well as eyeshadow. To begin with, use the Essential Foundation Brush - orange handle - to work your favorite liquid foundation and concealer onto the face, using back and forth motions. Then, follow with the Multi-Task Brush - pink handle - to apply your setting powder, bronzer and blush. Lastly, use the Domed Shadow Brush - purple handle - to apply and blend your favorite eyeshadows onto the upper lid.

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Sweep, swirl and diffuse with the Real Techniques Travel Fantasy Mini Brush Kit; a collection of travel-size brushes that serves your every makeup need, while you’re out and about.

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RT #210 Mini Expert Concealer For blending concealer above and below the eye area with cream and liquid concealers.

RT #407 Mini Multitask Dust on highlighting or setting powder for natural looking illumination.

RT #206 Mini Contour For delicate application of highlighter or contour product above or below cheekbones.

RT #406 Mini Medium Sculpting Wide angled head for precise application of liquid or cream contour.

RT #308 Mini Medium Shadow Wide and flat with tapered bristles to softly blend powder or cream shadows.

RT #313 Mini Definer Create precise, straight cat eyes or designs across the lid.

RT #343 Mini Spoolie Grooming lashes and brows into place.

RT #332 Mini Smudge Blend and blur liners or shadows along the lash line.

RT #301 Mini Base Shadow Fine tapered bristles for buildable, all over lid application.

RT #307 Mini Shading For max colour pickup and even distribution.

RT Mini Makeup Bag Store your tools on the go!

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There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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Jonathon Engels, formerly a patron saint of misadventure, has been stumbling his way across cultural borders since 2005 and is currently volunteering in the mountains outside of Antigua, Guatemala.  For more of his work, visit his website and blog .

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Claudia Looi

Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

By Claudia Looi 2 Comments

Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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