The beauty products Sephora shoppers snapped up as first Manchester store launches

Sephora is home to hundreds of brands but there were certain names that took centre stage at Trafford Centre store’s grand opening today.

One name that kept cropping up as a must-buy among the thousands of customers was the cult vegan skincare brand Summer Fridays.

Ellie Gee, 23, from Manchester is such a big fan of the brand's Lip Butter Balm she snapped up every colour.

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Talking through her purchases, Ellie said: “I came for the Glo Recipe toner and serum, this [the Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask] got recommended to me so I thought I’d give it a go, and then the star of the show Summer Fridays lip balm has sold out everywhere so I had to get every single colour."

Ellie got to the Sephora queue at 5am, five hours before the store opened, and had already filled her basket by 10.15 am - just 15 minutes after walking through the doors.

Other items she bought included Sephora’s dual exfoliating wipes and a Laneige mask.

By 8am 2,000 customers were in the Sephora queue. At the front were sisters Zailah Zeria, 22, Maliha, 19, who had joined the queue at 6pm the night before.

The pair said they were planning to make a beeline for the Summer Fridays products as well as the brands Drunk Elephant, Haus Labs, Rare Beauty and Patrick Torre.

Pals Caitlyn Marrell, 20, and Maisy Henry, 23, who joined the queue six hours later at midnight, also bought the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm along with a Ultra Violette SPF mist. The pair said other brands they love include Make-Up by Mario.

Fellow Summer Fridays fan Lauren, 34, said she too bagged one of the brand’s sell out lip balms.

“I’ve got a Summer