We seem to be in a peak of huge exciting stores opening here in Manchester, and now French beauty giant Sephora has opened a megastore in the Trafford Centre. Following the success of Sephora in its two stores in London’s Westfield shopping centre, the Trafford Centre store is the brand’s first UK venture outside of London, and boy, are you in for a treat.
Luckily for beauty buffs all over the region (or likely even outside the region), the Trafford Centre Sephora store is set to ‘redefine the beauty landscape in the North with an extraordinary product range that caters to the diverse needs of beauty enthusiasts’. Boasting an extensive collection of coveted brands, the store opens to the public on May 16 and will be a treasure trove for makeup fiends and skincare aficionados.
Brands set to be on offer at the new Sephora store include (currently) hard-to-find names such as Glossier, Makeup by Mario, GXVE by Gwen Stefani, and Haus Labs by Lady Gaga. There will also be the more budget-friendly Sephora Collection, which is a pretty spectacular own brand that we’ll be pleased to get our hands on, especially the affordable scents.
The new Trafford Centre store will also be debuting new brands including Adwoa Beauty, Relevant, STRAAND, Salt & Stone and Naked Sundays. In-store exclusives like TATCHA, Glow Hub, Glow Recipe, Coco Cosmetics and Danessa Myricks will be available to swatch and discover, joining cult-favourites like Fenty Beauty, MILK Makeup, Kosas, Drunk Elephant, Sol de Janeiro and more. Other services and features in the store will include The Benefit Brow Bar and personalised fragrance engraving.
Sarah Boyd, Managing Director at Sephora UK, said: “We are extremely excited to bring Sephora to Manchester, one of the most vibrant cities for beauty in the UK. Expanding our presence beyond London is something that consumers have been screaming out for, and we are listening hard to them when deciding where to go next! The Trafford Centre, known for its iconic atmosphere and diverse retail offering, is the perfect location for our third store.”
Sephora opens at The Trafford Centre on May 16 and the first lucky 500 customers will be gifted complimentary gift bag jam packed with high value goodies. Lucky beauty enthusiasts can also be in with a chance of getting their hands on a gift bag throughout opening week, as the store will be giving away complimentary goodie bags until Sunday every day for the first 100 customers.