Sephora to debut in Scotland with two stores this year

Sephora will open the stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow following “immense demand” online from Scottish customers.

The Edinburgh store will open at St James Quarter and take up 4,961 sq ft of space, while the Glasgow store will open at Silverburn Shopping Centre spanning 5,048 sq ft.

Following the opening in Belfast in February, Sephora now has physical stores across all four UK nations.

Both will feature Sephora UK exclusives and selective brands, alongside TikTok trending favourites as part of its “Hot on Social edit”.

Shoppers can also access personalised beauty consultations, gift-wrapping and engraving services.

The two Scottish stores will be some of the first to introduce the retailer’s beauty scan technology, which allows beauty advisers to use an advanced lens to analyse a customer’s skin for an individual consultation and personalised product recommendations on make-up and skincare.

Sephora also recently announced small format boutique stores, with these to debut this summer at Soho’s Carnaby Street and Shoreditch’s Old Spitalfields Market.

Sephora UK managing director Sarah Boyd said: “The Sephora UK team and I are thrilled to finally reveal that we’re bringing our ‘temples of beauty’ to not one, but two incredible Scottish cities this summer – with fans crying out for a Scottish beauty playground. 

“It has been three years since we opened our first UK store; from the very beginning we’ve been searching for the perfect locations for us to open in the region – and we are so happy to have found them in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter and Silverburn Glasgow.

“Opening in both Edinburgh and Glasgow this summer is about bringing double the energy, double the access, and double the magic to a country that has long been calling for it. Scotland also steps into a landmark summer, so the timing couldn’t feel more meaningful, and Sephora UK is proud to play a part in a special season that is set to make its mark in the history books.

“We know how eagerly our Scottish customers have waited while we expanded across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we truly want to say thank you for your patience and loyalty.”