Corporate Events in the West Loop, With Stations Guests Remember
Corporate events in the West Loop happen in rooms with real character: open office floors, lofts with exposed brick, restaurant event spaces. We bring staffed, styled stations where guests make something personal and take it home.
A perfume bar, a Lip Lab, a bath bar, a skincare bar or a candy bar. Book one, or combine a few. Every fragrance is made by a trained perfumer in our Illinois lab.
- Perfumer-led
- Certificate of insurance
- 5 to 5,000 guests
- From $500
Why stations work at West Loop corporate events
A room with a bar and a buffet gives people two things to do, and both end quickly. Colleagues cluster by the drinks. The quieter half of the team slips out early.
A station changes that. It gives guests a small task, a short line and an easy conversation. Someone from finance ends up comparing vetiver and vanilla with someone from engineering. That is the whole point of the night.
It doubles as the favor, too. Instead of branded swag that ends up in a drawer, guests leave with a perfume or lip color they made themselves.
For anything over about 75 guests, we usually recommend two stations. People spread across the room, and lines stay short.
Stations for corporate events in the West Loop
Each one is fully hosted and styled to your brand palette.
The Perfume Bar
Signature, Mini or Full. The Signature bar moves about 85 to 100 guests per hour from up to 12 house scents. The blending bars move about 50 per hour, with 60+ or 120+ fragrances. Compare the bars
Luxury Lip Lab
Guests mix a soft lip cream or a high-shine gloss from a 16-shade swatch board. Ask us about matching a shade to your brand color for a launch. See the Lip Lab
Bath & Body Bar
A custom bath soak from salts, botanicals and fragrance, plus a hand-made bath bomb. It runs without power and moves quickly. A natural for an appreciation event. See the bath bar
Skincare Bar
Guests make a moisturizer, body butter, lotion and scrub with a trained formulator. Best for 20 guests or fewer, so it suits a leadership group. See the skincare bar
Luxury Candy Bar
Premium sweets in glass apothecary jars, styled to your brand palette. Our fastest station, ideal near the entrance. See the candy bar
Holiday season books early
Most dates need six to eight weeks, and December needs longer. If your event is sooner, reach out anyway. We have a large team of hosts and can often fit you in on short notice.
Three kinds of West Loop bookings
Holiday parties in lofts
A Signature bar for the crowd and a candy cart near the door. Book December dates early.
Client and partner evenings
Hosted in your own office. A blending bar gives guests a reason to stay and talk. See our corporate perfume bar in the West Loop.
Brand activations
The station is the reason people stop walking. A Lip Lab or Signature bar keeps the line moving.
Details your office manager will ask about
How booking works
- Share the basics. Send your date, venue, rough guest count and occasion through the booking form.
- Get your proposal. We reply within two business days with an itemized proposal. There is no charge and no obligation.
- Sign and set your count. After you sign, your guest count can go up but not down, so book your lowest expected count.
- Meet your team. A week before the event, you receive your host details and arrival time.
- Host your team. We arrive one hour before start time to set up, host every guest, then pack out and clean up.
Glitters and Grace was founded by Cheryl Gleason, a trained perfumer and cosmetic and skincare formulator. Every perfume, lip color and skincare base is made by hand in our New Lenox lab. Meet the founder.
Corporate events West Loop questions
How much do corporate events with Glitters and Grace cost?
Corporate events start at $500, quoted per event. Headcount, station count and service length shape the total, and every proposal is itemized.
How far ahead should we book?
Most dates need six to eight weeks, and May, September and December need longer. If your event is sooner, reach out anyway. We have a large team of hosts and can often fit you in on short notice.
How many guests can you handle?
From 5 to 5,000. We scale hosts and stations to the room.
What do guests take home from the perfume bar?
An eau de parfum, a perfume-strength spray, in a 15 ml or 20 ml bottle.
Can we brand the bottles?
Yes. Custom labels with your logo are a paid add-on, printed in advance. Order them at booking.
Do you offer gifting beyond the event?
Yes. See our corporate gifting perfume page.
Request a West Loop corporate quote
Tell us your date, headcount, venue and run of show. We will recommend stations and reply within two business days with an itemized proposal.
perfume@glittersandgrace.com · 815.418.6740
With Grace,
Cheryl Gleason · Owner, Perfumer & Creative Director
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