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Louisa Gregson

Inside the huge beauty event coming to the Trafford Centre

A mammoth three day beauty event is heading to The Trafford Centre - its largest inside event since 2019 - and as well as giving away goodie bags and freebies it will be encouraging diversity while also raising breast cancer awareness.

Volunteers wearing giant boob costumes are set to turn heads and visitors can walk away with a host of skin treatments, discounts, goodie bags and prizes at the event from April 29 to May 1. A powerful performance, choreographed by Creative Director Paul Swaby, will showcase a host of diverse talent named 'The Beauty Tribe' and will take place around the centre’s Main Dome between 12 and 5pm daily at the event. The performance is aimed at encouraging self acceptance and inspiring visitors to feel confident and comfortable in "their own unique, beautiful skin."

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National breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! will also be in the centre on Saturday, April 30 to help raise breast cancer awareness with their team of volunteers called the Boobettes. The team will be delivering handouts and stickers while dressed in giant boob costumes.

To celebrate the lead-up to religious holiday Eid, the centre will come alive with festivities from 6pm-10pm on Friday, 29 and 6pm-9pm Saturday April, 30. There will be with harp music floating through the malls, henna art workshops and a performance that combines traditional instruments, music, costume and dance from the SonAash Sisters and award winning DnS Dholis.

products in Selfridges beauty hall (Manchester Evening News)

A range of demonstrations, workshops, one to one consultations and product offerings supported by beauty giants Selfridges and John Lewis will also take place in a new temporary beauty studio located in Orient Way. A pop-up from international brand Charlotte Tilbury will also be on offer from Saturday April, 30. Boots the chemist will be hosting a separate consultation space whilst beauty clinic Thérapie will be offering skin treatments, discounts, goodie bags and prizes over a two-day period.

The event will encourage self acceptance and diversity (submitted)

Zoe Inman, Centre Director at Trafford Centre, said she was delighted to be hosting the event after the challenges of the last few years and believe it would deliver a powerful and inspiring message to customers. She said: “We’re delighted to be hosting a three-day beauty extravaganza at Trafford Centre this spring; an opportunity to showcase the incredible range of international beauty brands on offer at the centre. Beauty Unfiltered not only highlights our beauty offering but a powerful message to inspire our customers.

Trafford Centre, Manchester. Interior view. (MEN MEDIA)

After a challenging time and not hosting an internal event of this scale since 2019, we’re incredibly excited to be hosting such an uplifting event. This signifies a powerful change for the centre and is the start of an extra exciting year ahead.”

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday April, 29

  • Selfridges Beauty: Beauty Studio Orient Way
  • Boots Beauty: Main Dome
  • Beauty Tribe Performance: 12-6pm Main Dome
  • Henna workshops: Lower Regent Crescent
  • Eid Entertainment: 6-10pm Main Dome and Lower Regent Crescent

Saturday April, 30

  • Selfridges Beauty: Beauty Studio Orient Way
  • Therapie Beauty: Main Dome
  • Charlotte Tilbury: Main Dome
  • Beauty Tribe Performance: 11am-6pm Main Dome
  • Henna workshops: Lower Regent Crescent
  • Eid Entertainment: 6-9pm Main Dome and Lower Regent Crescent
  • CoppaFeel! Come and chat to the wonderful Boobettes!

Sunday, May 1

  • John Lewis: Beauty Studio Orient Way
  • Therapie Beauty: Main Dome
  • Charlotte Tilbury: Main Dome
  • Beauty Tribe Performance: 1-5pm Main Dome

Beauty brands on offer at Trafford Centre include luxury and high street beauty favourites from Selfridges, John Lewis, Boots, Lush, KIKO, PYT and Brows and international brands including Fenty Beauty, Jo Malone London, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Aveda and Refy.

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