LOOKFANTASTIC is opening a new pop-up shop at the Trafford Centre this week, and shoppers can get up to 25% off their favourite brands.
For just three days only, the online beauty retailer – which was founded in 1996, and offers over 850 premium brands – is bringing its Summer Beauty Destination pop-up to the UK’s third largest shopping centre.
The pop-up shop will give shoppers the chance sample some of it best-selling summer products through a custom-made and built-in conveyer belt that’s set to be bursting with haircare, skincare, body care, sun care, and makeup.
Shoppers will be able to try out a range of top brands such as Drunk Elephant, Tan-Luxe, ICONIC London, Sol de Janeiro, La Roche-Posay, Beauty Works, Grow Gorgeous, Color Wow, Redken, Olaplex, Moroccanoil, NARS, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and so many more.
There’ll also be the chance to shop products from luxury Parisienne haircare brand, Christophe Robin, that you won’t be able to find anywhere else.
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Online beauty retailer LOOKFANTASTIC is opening a new pop-up shop at the Trafford Centre this week / Credit: LOOKFANTASTIC
“As the ultimate online beauty destination, we’re bringing the LOOKFANTASTIC experience to life at Trafford Centre,” said Keely Gough – General Manager at LOOKFANTASTIC.
“Being global players in the online beauty space for over 26 years and partnering with the world’s best beauty brands to serve millions of returning customers, providing an immersive shopping event is a fantastic opportunity for us to bring the LOOKFANTASTIC experience to life on the high street.
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“Our pop-up shop will provide a fun and engaging space for customers to experience and purchase a range of best-selling brands… [and there’s also be] special guests in attendance, as well as the hottest in-store discounts and product samples.”
Shoppers will be even be able to take home beauty freebies, and visit the selfie station for the chance to win a year’s supply of beauty products too.
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Shoppers can get exclusive offers and up to 25% off some of their favourite brands / Credit: Trafford Centre
The LOOKFANTASTIC in-house Pharmacist and beauty experts will be at the space to share expert advice, give out some product recommendations, tips, and tricks, and there’ll even live DJ entertainment from Hannah Lynch, Chaise Simon, and Shenice to put people in the holiday mode while they shop for summer essentials.
That’s not all either, as the first 100 customers to make a purchase at the LOOKFANTASTIC pop-up shop will also receive an exclusive LOOKFANTASTIC tote bag filled with a beauty box and branded merchandise – including summer holiday essentials such as a beach ball, fan, and a water bottle.
“We are excited to welcome LOOKFANTASTIC to Trafford Centre,” said Bruce Gardner – Director of Brand Experience at Trafford Centre.
“Featuring a unique blend of specialist face to face beauty advice, as well as an exciting conveyor belt display of products and instant win prizes, this activation is innovative and engaging for our customers.”
LOOKFANTASTIC’s Summer Beauty Destination will be at the Trafford Centre from Friday 15 – Sunday 17 July, and will be open from 11am – 8pm every day, except on Sunday when it closes at 5pm.
Autotrader and viral food brand SpudBros are opening their first jacket potato drive-thru
Daisy Jackson
Autotrader has teamed up with SpudBros, the UK’s viral jacket potato trader, to open the first jacket potato drive-thru in Manchester.
The UK’s largest automotive marketplace is working with the SpudBros duo on the new Autotater drive-thru, where the duo will be handing out free jacket spuds – and which can also value your car in less than 10 seconds.
You’ll be able to visit the one-of-a-kind drive-thru for one day only next month, picking up a baked potato from an exclusive menu that includes the Autotater (a twist on a classic loaded spud) and the Curry In A Hurry (SpudBros’ signature garlic chicken curry).
You’ll also be able to tune into the Spud FM radio with SpudBros co-founders Jacob and Harley. Autotrader and SpudBros have teamed up for the drive-thru experience off the back of new research that has shown 44% of UK drivers have no idea what their car is actually worth.
The same research has also revealed that half of those surveyed are unsure how to determine the value of their car.
So now Mancs will be able to have their car instantly valued in less than 10 seconds, by Autotrader’s award-winning valuation service*, simply by visiting the Autotater drive-thru on 12 February.
Autotrader will be dishing out free valuations, to help ensure car owners don’t get small potatoes for their car and are empowered to choose when it’s the right time to sell.
Autotrader and viral food brand SpudBros are opening their first jacket potato drive-thru
This will be the first drive-thru for SpudBros, a brand which grew a traditional jacket potato van into a national sensation, finding viral fame on TikTok.
With a cult following of more than 4.8m people on TikTok and Instagram, the pair are now bringing their trademark energy offline for a drive-thru window with free spuds.
Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Autotrader said: “We know no one loves admin, which is why we want to make it easier and quicker for people to find out the true value of their car, in under 10 seconds.
“There’s something fun about that moment of surprise when you finally see what your car is really worth. Once you have that information, you can decide what to do next – whether that’s selling, upgrading or simply showing off to your mates.”
Jacob and Harley Nelson, the founders of SpudBros commented: “This is a big one for us. We’ve fed people across the country and even internationally, and Manchester is one of our most requested visits, so this is a really exciting opportunity.
“We love doing things that get people talking, and we also love cars, so teaming up with fellow Northern brand Autotrader lets us serve up something new that we feel passionately about – a free spud, a car valuation, and telling the story through social media.”
The Autotrader drive-thru will open in Manchester on 12 February, at Depot Mayfield. Tickets will be available through a draw on the Autotrader website for a limited time only.
To be in with a chance to get on the guestlist and for more details on the event, head HERE, and to join the millions who value their car free with Autotrader, visit HERE.
You can also follow @autotraderuk on Instagram for the latest updates.
*Highly Commended Winner of the 2025 Car Dealer Power Award in the Used Car Valuations category.
MediaCity’s massive Vue cinema has had a comfort upgrade with new ‘Ultra Lux’ seats
Emily Sergeant
Manchester cinephiles are now able to enjoy the latest movie releases in ultimate comfort.
That’s because, over at the popular MediaCity Vue cinema complex, 75 brand-new ‘Ultra Lux’ seats have been installed across seven screens, offering film fans what is, quite literally, the chance to sit in the best seats in the house.
Each seat provides the very-best view of the big screen and comes with a host of premium features.
Some of these exciting premium features include extra-wide armrests and a personal table for snacks and drinks, your very-own beverage cooler, which is ideal for films with a particularly long run-time, and even a back and legs that recline independently, so you can find the most relaxing viewing position possible.
Vue currently has 93 state-of-the-art cinemas throughout the UK and Ireland, totalling more than 850 screens – and the Quayside cinema is the latest to benefit from upgraded seating.
Ultra Lux seats have arrived at Vue Quayside Manchester / Credit: Vue Gallery / Supplied
This means that anyone heading to the cinema to see some of the latest and upcoming releases like Avatar: Fire and Ash, Marty Supreme, The Housemaid, Fackham Hall, Wicked: For Good, and so many more, can experience comfort like never before.
“We have invested in bringing Vue’s best seating option to our venue and are excited for our customers to enhance their experience on their next visit,” commented Darren Tinsley, who is the General Manager at Vue Manchester Quayside.
“It is truly the best way to immerse yourself in a film and to have the most comfortable experience.”
Tickets for Vue Manchester Quayside start from £6.49, with upgrades to Ultra Lux from £3 on selected tickets.
January is a month where the temperatures are colder, the days darker, and the social batteries a little lower, so it couldn’t be a better time to lose yourself in the power of cinema – and treat yourself to an Ultra Lux experience.
You can book tickets to upcoming films online by visiting myvue.com.
Emily Sergeant -
13th July 2022 
