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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Okay-beauty purchasing in South Korea attracts consideration amid the APEC Summit.
Leavitt is accompanying Donald Trump on his Asia tour. (Instagram/@karolineleavitt)
The 28-year-old, who’s accompanying the president on his go to, caught social media’s consideration after she shared her “South Korea skincare finds” on Instagram story, alongside a coronary heart emoji. The image confirmed a rigorously organized lineup of 13 Korean magnificence merchandise, together with sheet masks, cleaning oils, brightening serums, and sunscreen.
Leavitt shared her “South Korea skincare finds” on Instagram story.(Instagram/@karolineleavitt) Leavitt didn’t specify the place she made her purchases, however some objects carried “Olive Young Exclusive” labels, hinting at a cease at one of many nation’s largest well being and sweetness chains. An Olive Young spokesperson later confirmed that Leavitt had certainly visited one in all their shops in Gyeongju.
Speaking to JoongAng Ilbo, an area media outlet in South Korea, the spokesperson stated, “Leavitt visited the Hwangnam department the earlier afternoon and bought magnificence merchandise. The go to was not scheduled upfront.”
They added that she spent round 20 minutes within the retailer, obtained help from an English-speaking employees member, and was seen chatting briefly with locals earlier than visiting an ice cream store close by.
Notably, Leavitt’s Instagram publish coincided with the launch of the APEC “Okay-Beauty Pavilion” in Gyeongju, the place visiting delegates and vacationers can discover the most recent skincare improvements all through the summit.
“Since the APEC summit started, we’ve seen many delegates visiting our shops,” an Olive Young spokesperson informed the outlet.
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Trump receives South Korea’s prime honours and golden crown
US President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the ultimate leg of his journey via Asia. On arrival, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung offered Trump with a reproduction of a gold crown and awarded him with the nation’s highest ornament, “Grand Order of Mugunghwa”. A South Korean official stated he was the primary US president to obtain the honour.
“This (the golden crown) symbolises the historical past of Silla, which maintained a long-term period of peace on the Korean Peninsula, and a brand new period of peaceable coexistence and customary development on the Korean Peninsula that the United States and South Korea will work collectively for,” Lee’s workplace stated in an announcement.
