Beverly · Morgan Park · Mount Greenwood · Evergreen Park
A Beverly perfume bar from a company that actually comes south
We bring a fully staffed perfume bar to Beverly homes and venues. Every guest blends a custom fragrance and bottles it to take home — and our studio is in Mokena, twenty minutes away, not on the North Side.
What is a Beverly perfume bar?
A Beverly perfume bar is a hosted fragrance station brought to your home or venue, where each guest blends a custom eau de parfum from a scent library and bottles it to take home. It runs one to two hours as an open station, so guests take part when they want rather than sitting down together.
Glitters & Grace brings everything — the scent library, equipment, styling and hosts. A Beverly perfume bar starts at around $500, with no travel fee anywhere on the South Side or in the south suburbs. Every fragrance is formulated by trained perfumers in our own Illinois lab.
Every host in Beverly has had the same conversation. You find a vendor you like, you send the address, and either the price goes up or the reply never comes.
Consequently the South Side gets treated as an outer edge by companies based on the North Side, and the good options thin out fast below 87th.
We are based in Mokena. Beverly is about twenty minutes from our studio — closer than half the North Side bookings we take. Therefore there is no travel fee, no minimum uplift, and no hesitation about the address.
The activity itself is simple. One table, ninety minutes, and every guest leaves with a fragrance they blended.
No travel surcharge, ever.
Our pricing in Beverly is identical to our pricing in Hinsdale. Therefore send us the date and you will get the same quote anyone else would.
Start here
Why a Beverly perfume bar is easier than you expect
Beverly has the housing stock for it. The historic homes along Longwood Drive and through the Ridge have dining rooms built for entertaining, which is exactly what this activity wants.
Meanwhile the neighbourhood calendar is unusually social. Graduations, christenings, showers, retirements, parish events and the run-up to March all put people in each other’s houses.
A perfume bar works across all of it, because it is not tied to a theme and it scales from eight guests upward. In addition, everyone leaves with something, which replaces the favour budget at the same time.
Therefore the only real question is the date, and those go earliest around graduation and the holidays.
"Beverly is twenty minutes from our studio. There has never been a reason to charge more to come here."Cheryl Gleason, Owner & Perfumer
Where we set up
Where a Beverly perfume bar sets up
One table is all we need. Meanwhile, we work to whatever your venue requires.
At home
Beverly · Morgan Park · Mount Greenwood · Longwood Drive
A dining table or kitchen island is enough, and we bring our own table if yours is spoken for by food. Because many Beverly homes are historic, tell us if there is a step at the door or a narrow hallway and we will plan the unload.
We arrive about an hour early, style the bar completely, and pack out with the table as we found it.
- About 12 x 6 feet, two 6-foot tables and a standard outlet
- Setup and full cleanup always included
- No travel fee, and no South Side surcharge
At a venue
Parish halls · Local clubs · Private rooms · Evergreen Park venues
Beverly and Morgan Park have a good supply of parish halls, clubs and private rooms that suit a shower, a graduation or a retirement.
We issue certificates of insurance naming your venue at no charge. Therefore the hall booking and the vendor booking can move at the same pace.
- Certificates of insurance provided free
- No food service, so no F&B minimum applies
- We work with parish and community hall coordinators directly
Booked a venue already?
Send us the address and any vendor requirements. Then we will confirm the load-in and send an itemized quote.
How it runs
How a Beverly perfume bar works
Four stages, about ninety minutes end to end. Nothing needs preparing in advance.
We set up
First, we arrive about an hour before you want to start and style the bar completely. Nobody has to be ready when we get there.
Choose a base
Then each guest picks a base style to build on. Signage suggests combinations, so nobody stares at a blank page.
Blend and test
Next, layer from the scent library, testing on paper and adjusting. Two to four minutes each, and guests can return.
Bottle it
Finally, fill and cap your own bottle and take it home the same day. Afterward we pack out completely.
Every perfume made is an eau de parfum at 50–60% fragrance material to perfumer's alcohol. In other words, it is a genuine concentration rather than a scented water, which is why it is still with you at the end of the evening.
Match it to your room
Beverly perfume bar sizing, by guest count
Headcount changes the right answer more than budget does. So here is how we would scope it.
One station, one host. Everyone gets real time at the bar. For instance, a shower or a milestone birthday at home.
One station, two hosts. The most common Beverly booking. Meanwhile the line keeps moving and nobody waits.
Two stations. Because one holds guests while the other moves them, a parish hall never bottlenecks at one table.
Multi-station, expanded team. Placed across the room with staffing scaled to your run of show.
What should you budget?
Beverly perfume bar bookings start at around $500. From there, pricing scales with guest count, station count, staffing and time on site. Meanwhile custom labels and additional branding are itemized separately, so nothing appears as a surprise on the invoice.
There is no travel fee anywhere on the South Side or in the south suburbs. In addition, there are no service fees and no automatic gratuity.
Areas we serve
Beverly perfume bar service area
Beverly and the surrounding South Side neighbourhoods and suburbs, on identical terms.
Beverly
The Ridge, Longwood Drive and the whole neighbourhood. In practice our closest Chicago neighbourhood by drive time.
Morgan Park
Directly south and covered identically. Meanwhile many hosts book across both.
Mount Greenwood
Community halls and private homes. Therefore the same planning applies throughout.
Evergreen Park & Oak Lawn
Just west, all inside the no-travel-fee area.
Palos & Orland Park
South-west suburbs between Beverly and our studio. Consequently a very short drive.
Homewood, Flossmoor & Frankfort
Further south, covered on the same terms with no surcharge.
Why Glitters & Grace
A trained perfumer, not a rented table
Cheryl Gleason has been building perfume bars and formulating fragrance for over a decade. She is a trained perfumer and a cosmetic and skincare formulator. Furthermore, every accord and formula we bring to Beverly was composed in her own lab in New Lenox, Illinois.
That matters for practical reasons. For example, a guest will ask what is in the bottle, and our hosts can answer. Someone will mention a sensitivity, and we have full disclosures ready. Finally, the host will ask what happens if everyone arrives at once — and we have already staffed for it.
We work with absolutes, CO2 extracts and essential oils rather than the pre-blended fragrance oils sold for candles and soap. As a result, what your guests make actually wears like a fragrance.
Before you ask
Beverly perfume bar: common questions
How much is a Beverly perfume bar?
From around $500 — the same as anywhere else we work. Pricing scales with guest count, station count, staffing and time on site. There is no travel fee and no South Side surcharge.
Do you actually come to the South Side?
Yes, and we are closer than most vendors you have called. Our studio is in Mokena, about twenty minutes from Beverly. Therefore the address never changes the price or the answer.
Is there a travel fee below 87th?
No. Beverly, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood, Evergreen Park and the south suburbs are all inside our no-travel-fee area. Consequently a Beverly quote matches a Hinsdale quote.
Can you work in a parish or community hall?
Yes, and we do regularly. We issue certificates of insurance naming the hall at no charge and coordinate access with whoever manages the booking.
How much space do you need?
About 12 x 6 feet, two 6-foot tables and a standard outlet. Several stations run without power. Furthermore, we bring our own tables if yours are spoken for.
Our house is historic with a narrow hall. Does that matter?
Not if you tell us in advance. The setup is carried by hand, so a step at the door or a tight hallway is workable. Therefore mention it when you book.
Is it messy?
No — it is the tidiest thing we do. Dry, contained, on a covered surface, and we pack out with the table exactly as we found it.
Which areas do you serve nearby?
Beverly, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Palos, Orland Park, Homewood, Flossmoor and Frankfort, all with no travel fee.
How far in advance should we book?
Six to eight weeks for most Saturdays, and further for May, June and December. In practice graduation season books earliest.
What is actually in the perfume?
Absolutes, CO2 extracts and essential oils — the materials of fine fragrance, composed in our own lab in New Lenox. Full ingredient and allergen information is available in advance.
Graduation and holiday dates go first
We take a limited number of events per date. In practice May, June and December fill furthest ahead in Beverly. Therefore secure the date before you finalize the rest.