The St James Quarter was the place to be this morning, as hundreds of fans of Sephora queued up before the opening of the beauty chain’s first Scottish store.
The queues, which snaked around multiple levels of the shopping centre, were entertained by music from DJ Lu and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, dancers and drag artist Sally Saint Scott.
Read more: Shoppers snake through Edinburgh's St James Quarter as first Scottish Sephora store opens
Then Sarah Boyd, managing director of Sephora UK, cut the ribbon and welcomed the first few shoppers through the door.
Here are 15 pictures of the big day,
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1. Line up
More than a thousand people queued for the opening of the new store. | Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman
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2. Happy dance
Performers provided entertainment ahead of the opening. | Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman
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3. Piped music
Pipers gave the opening a particularly Scottish flavour. | Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman
4. A first
The store is the first Sephora to open in Scotland. | Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman