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B'nai Mitzvah Entertainment · Chicago & Chicagoland

The station guests actually queue for — and the favor they take home

A hosted perfume bar, candy bar or mocktail bar that runs through your reception. Guests blend and bottle something themselves, and it leaves with them — labelled with your logo, in your colors, with the date on it. Favor and entertainment in one line item.

Chicago · North Shore · North & Northwest Suburbs · Western Suburbs
Why it works at a mitzvah

Mixed ages, a long evening, and a favor budget you're spending anyway

The hard part of a b'nai mitzvah reception isn't the dancing. It's the stretch where the thirteen-year-olds have run out of things to do and the adults are still at the table. A hosted station fills exactly that gap — and it doubles as the favor.

Co-ed by design

Our perfume, candy and mocktail bars are built for a mixed room. Boys queue for them too — this isn't a girls-only activity dressed up for a mitzvah.

The favor is the activity

You're already budgeting for favors. Here the thing guests do and the thing they leave with are the same object, labelled with your logo. One line item instead of two.

A real perfumer, not a party kit

Our founder is a trained perfumer and cosmetic formulator. Everything is made in our own Illinois lab from IFRA-compliant materials, and we can tell you exactly what's in it.

We work around your run of show

Cocktail hour, after the candle lighting, during the adult dinner, or the whole evening. Tell us where the gap is and we'll staff it.

Stations from $475
Mitzvah scale quoted
Co-ed
Bar & bat mitzvah
Your logo
On every bottle
Fully hosted
Setup and cleanup included
How it runs

A rotating station, not a sit-down activity

At a birthday party, eight children sit down together for ninety minutes. A mitzvah is different — a hundred and fifty guests drifting past across an evening. We staff and stock for that.

01

We plan to your run of show

Send us the timeline and your planner's contact. We'll tell you how many hosts your guest count needs and where the station lands in the evening.

02

We load in around the venue

Service entrance, load-in window, insurance certificate — all handled with your venue directly, at no charge to you.

03

Guests come and go

Two to four minutes each at the bar. Our hosts run it continuously, so there's no queue that stalls and nobody has to be gathered up.

04

We pack out clean

Setup and cleanup are included. Your venue's team gets the space back the way they expect it.

Pricing is quoted per event. The base-price grid on our kids party pages is built for eight guests at a table — it isn't the right shape for a mitzvah. Send us your guest count, venue and timeline and we'll send an itemized proposal with staffing, materials and branding broken out.

Custom branding

Your logo, on a hundred and fifty bottles

Nearly every mitzvah has a logo or monogram by the time the invitations go out — and then it appears on a step-and-repeat, some napkins, and not much else. We put it on the thing guests actually take home and keep on a shelf.

Custom labels

Your logo, the name, the date — printed on every perfume bottle, gloss tube or jar. Send us the artwork your invitation designer already produced and we'll set it. Priced by quantity and design.

Your colors

Ribbon, linens, packaging and signage matched to your palette. If your planner has a style board, send it — we work from that rather than guessing.

Scent cards

Each guest records the blend they made, on a designed card in your branding. It's a keepsake, and it means they can reorder the scent later.

The stations

Five that work in a mixed room

Ordered by how well they suit a mitzvah reception. The first three are the ones we'd put in a co-ed room without hesitation.

Custom perfume bar station set up at a bat mitzvah reception in Chicago
Best fit

The Perfume Bar

Sixty fragrance options across florals, fruits, gourmands and fresh notes. Guests smell, blend and bottle their own, then take it home labelled with your logo. Two to four minutes each, works for every age in the room, and the take-home is genuinely good.

About our perfume bars
Quotedby guest count
Alcohol-free mocktail bar for teen guests at a Chicago b'nai mitzvah
Best fit

The Mocktail Bar

Three signature flavors and a premium garnish bar with edible glitter, fruit wheels and themed toppers. Completely alcohol-free, so the teenagers get their own bar while the adults have theirs — and it doesn't touch your venue's beverage minimum.

Quotedby guest count
Styled candy bar with ten selections at a Chicagoland bat mitzvah
Best fit

The Candy Bar

Ten selections on a styled table with linens and jars, colors matched to your palette, and a branded mylar bag per guest. Add the vintage cart for a centrepiece. If your event is kosher or kosher-style, tell us early — see the FAQ below.

About the candy bar
Quotedby guest count
Lip Lab gloss blending station at a bat mitzvah party in Chicago

The Lip Lab

Fifteen cosmetic-grade pigments, hydrating gloss base and flavors from vanilla to bubblegum. Every guest fills and takes home a custom gloss in a branded tube. Skews toward the girls in the room, so it pairs best alongside a candy or mocktail bar rather than standing alone.

About the Lip Lab
Quotedby guest count
DIY skincare bar station for a tween and teen mitzvah celebration
Better at a smaller party

The Skincare Bar

Guests blend and jar their own moisturizer, body butter or sugar scrub from natural premium bases. Slower per guest than the others, so we'd suggest it for a Sunday brunch, a smaller Friday gathering or a pre-party with close friends rather than a full reception.

About the skincare bar
Quotedby guest count

Planning the whole weekend?

Plenty of families run a smaller Friday or Sunday gathering alongside the main reception. A skincare bar or Lip Lab suits those beautifully, and we can quote both events together. Tell us the full weekend when you inquire.

Where we work

Across Chicago and the suburbs, no travel fee

We work at synagogues, hotels, private clubs, event venues and family homes throughout Chicagoland — and at your venue's requirements rather than around them.

North ShoreWilmette to Lake Forest
Lincoln Park & North SideCity neighbourhoods
Skokie & Buffalo GroveNorth suburbs
Barrington AreaNorthwest suburbs
Central DuPageElmhurst to Wheaton
Hinsdale & Oak BrookWestern suburbs
NapervilleWest suburbs

We also work Milwaukee, Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis. If your celebration is in one of those markets, mention it when you inquire and we'll confirm availability and any state-specific details.

What we handle

  • Certificate of insurance for your venue, at no charge
  • Load-in window, service entrance and dock coordination
  • Direct contact with your planner or venue events team
  • Setup and full pack-out, included in the quote

What we'll need from you

  • Guest count and rough age split
  • Your run of show, or the window you want us in
  • Venue name and any vendor requirements
  • Logo artwork and color palette, if you want branding
What families say

Reviews from celebrations near you

★★★★★

You did great with a very large and somewhat rambunctious crowd of teenagers. The candy cart was the highlight of the event for sure and we appreciate everything you did for Abby!

Melissa S.
Northbrook
★★★★★

Yes, we recommend Glitters and Grace for Mitzvahs. They did a wonderful job with a large crowd. The decorations and logos were perfect and I loved the attention to detail.

Marnie H.
Wilmette · HoneyBook
★★★★★

I hired Glitters to bring the candy, perfume and lip gloss. Everything went as planned, just perfect. We are so happy with this service.

Josephine V.
Chicago
FAQs

Timing, kashrut and guest counts

Is your candy bar kosher?

Our standard candy selection is not certified kosher, and we'd rather tell you that plainly than have it surface a week out.

If your celebration is kosher or kosher-style, tell us at the inquiry stage. We can source a certified selection for your event, or we can recommend the perfume bar or mocktail bar instead — neither involves food. We'll follow your family's standard and your venue's requirements rather than deciding what counts.

Can you work a Saturday evening party?

Yes. We understand that a Saturday evening celebration may start after Shabbat ends, and that the time moves through the year — a November start is a great deal earlier than a June one.

Give us your actual start time rather than a rough one and we'll build the load-in around it. If the venue restricts vendor access before a certain hour, tell us that too.

Do you work bar mitzvahs as well?

Yes, and b'nai mitzvah celebrations for twins or siblings. The perfume bar, candy bar and mocktail bar all work in a room full of thirteen-year-old boys — we've built them to be genuinely co-ed rather than a girls' activity with different signage.

If you're planning a party that skews heavily one way, tell us and we'll recommend the station mix accordingly.

How much does it cost?

Stations start at $475, but that's our small-party base and it isn't the right shape for a mitzvah. A reception is quoted on guest count, station choice, hours of coverage and branding.

Send us your guest count, venue and date and we'll come back with an itemized proposal — staffing, materials, packaging and custom labels broken out separately so you can see exactly what moves the number.

We have 150 guests. Can everyone really do it?

Yes, because it runs as a rotating station rather than a seated activity. Each guest spends two to four minutes at the bar, and we staff to your count so the queue keeps moving.

In practice not every one of 150 guests will use it — the teenagers will, most of the adults will, and some won't. We build the materials plan around a realistic take-up rate and discuss that openly rather than charging you for 150 kits you don't need.

Where in the evening should we put the station?

The two windows that work best are cocktail hour, while the adults are being seated and the kids have nothing to do, and after the candle lighting, when the formal moments are done and the room loosens up.

Some families run it the whole evening as an open station. Send us your run of show and we'll tell you honestly where we think it earns its place.

Can you match our theme and logo?

That's the part we'd most encourage. Custom labels put your logo, the name and the date on every bottle, tube or jar — so the favor carries the same branding as the invitation and the step-and-repeat.

Send us the artwork your designer already produced, plus your color palette or style board. Ribbon, linens, packaging and signage all match from there. Custom labels are quoted by quantity and design.

Does this replace favors, or add to them?

For most families it replaces them. A branded perfume, gloss or candy bag that a guest made themselves does the job a favor is meant to do, and it tends to survive longer than the usual sweatshirt or sunglasses.

If you'd already committed to favors, the station still works as entertainment — but tell us, because it changes what we'd recommend on packaging.

Will you coordinate with our planner and venue?

Happily, and it's usually the smoothest way to do it. Give us your planner's contact and we'll deal with the run of show, load-in window and setup footprint directly.

We provide a certificate of insurance at no charge to any venue that requires one, and we don't serve food or compete with your venue's beverage minimum.

Are the materials safe for guests with sensitivities?

All fragrance, skincare and cosmetic materials are skin-safe, IFRA compliant and sourced from US suppliers, formulated and packed in our New Lenox, Illinois lab.

Ingredient lists are available in advance. Tell us about allergies or sensitivities when you book — and note that a guest can always take a finished product home without applying anything at the event.

How far in advance should we book?

Most families reach out six to nine months ahead, at the point they're booking the venue and the DJ. That's the right time, particularly if you want custom branding — label artwork and production need lead time.

Shorter notice is often workable for the stations themselves. It's the custom labels that set the real deadline.

Do you do quinceañeras and Sweet 16s too?

Yes. The format is nearly identical — a large mixed-age celebration where a hosted station fills the gap between the formal moments and the dancing, and the take-home doubles as the favor.

Mention the occasion when you inquire and we'll shape the proposal around it.

Chicago · North Shore · Suburbs

Tell us about the celebration

Guest count, date, venue and roughly how the ages split. We'll recommend a station mix, tell you what staffing it needs, and send an itemized proposal — including custom branding if you want it.

perfume@glittersandgrace.com · 815.296.1657

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