Sephora announces opening date for Glasgow store at Silverburn Shopping Centre
Global leader in prestige beauty, Sephora UK, has finally unveiled the hugely anticipated opening dates for its first Scottish stores this summer.
The LVMH-owned beauty powerhouse has announced its iconic ‘Temples of Beauty’ will open at St James Quarter Edinburgh on Thursday 9 July, and Silverburn Glasgow on Thursday 13 August 2026.
Both stores will be stocked with Sephora UK exclusives and selective brands, giving fans the chance to shop the likes of rhode, Haus Labs, Makeup by Mario, Merit Beauty, INNBeauty Project, Tower 28 and Half Magic for the first time ever on Scottish soil.
Sarah Boyd, Managing Director of Sephora UK, said: “This summer marks a major milestone in Sephora UK’s journey as we continue to bring out unique beauty experience to more communities across the country.
“We’re incredibly excited to be opening our first stores in Scotland, giving beauty lovers access to some of the world’s most sought-after brands and exclusive products for the very first time.
“We can’t wait to welcome customers through our doors and celebrate what promises to be a true Sephora Summer.”
Diarmuid Donohoe, Centre Manager at Silverburn, added: "Sephora opening at Silverburn this August is a really exciting moment for beauty lovers in Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
“Bringing the very best global brands to our community is what drives us, and each new arrival reinforces Silverburn's position as the go to destination for beauty, lifestyle and fashion in the city.
“We know this is one our guests have been waiting for, and we can't wait to welcome them to the new Sephora store this summer."
Customers at the Glasgow and Edinburgh stores will be able to enjoy personalised redeemable beauty consultations, gift-wrapping and engraving services, as well as immersive in-store experiences designed to inspire confidence and creativity.
The new stores will also be among some of the first to introduce Sephora UK’s Beauty Scan technology, which allows Beauty Advisors to use an advanced lens to analyse a client’s skin for a more individualised consultation and personalised product recommendations, including oil and hydration levels and foundation shade matching.
The opening of stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively feed into Sephora UK’s expansion strategy to open their iconic “temples of beauty” alongside the retailer’s new, small format boutique stores, which will debut this summer at Soho’s Carnaby Street on Thursday 23 July and Shoreditch’s Old Spitalfields Market on Thursday 30 July 2026.
This updated strategic approach to Sephora’s UK expansion is cemented in the aim to bring prestige beauty to all corners of the UK. Like the calls for stores opening in Scotland, the boutique formats were a direct response to Sephora’s highly passionate and engaged beauty community requesting for different kinds of shopping experiences with the high street shopper in mind – a testament to Sephora’s commitment to listening to its fans on how and where to best show up with their new stores as the retailer expands.