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Chinese tobacco buyers get a taste of the State Fair

Asian visitors to the N.C. State Fair are becoming a tradition. Last year, Japan’s ambassador to the U.S. visited. Saturday, a group of 22 Chinese tobacco buyers toured the Fair. The group has been in North Carolina for almost a week, meeting with representatives of U.S. Tobacco Cooperative and others involved in exporting N.C. tobacco to China. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler took a few members of the delegation for short rides on the Big Cart. Afterward, the group visited the Got to Be NC Agriculture exhibit, sampled homemade ice cream and strung tobacco in Heritage Circle, saw dairy cattle in…

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New L’Oréal Paris makeover tent is ‘pretty’ fabulous

Although there’s nothing deep-fried about the new L’Oréal Paris Color Space tent — well, unless you were to come into the makeover booths with a sunburn — we wanted to check out the exhibit’s promised “insider tips and tricks on the newest and best in beauty.” The 5,000-square-foot tent is really impressive, and reminds me of the weekly L’Oréal Paris challenges on Project Runway (our Twitter friend @Raleighwood reminded us to “use the Macy’s accessories wall thoughtfully.” She’s clearly a Tim Gunn fan as well.) The staff is really knowledgeable, and Elaine, who works in the Skincare Lab, is actually a…

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