Chicago · Themed Parties, VIP Nights and Celebrations
Your Theme, Bottled and Beautifully Styled
Custom party design in Chicago starts with your theme, and we carry it into every bottle, shade and sign at our bars. For example, pick a 70s disco night, a Roaring 20s speakeasy or a red carpet premiere. Then our team styles the perfume bar, the Lip Lab and the candy cart to match.
Here is our lane, plainly. First, we design and run the beauty and fragrance experience, from the scent story to the table styling. However, we are not your caterer, DJ or full-service event planner. Instead, we work happily alongside them. As luxury party entertainment, our bars also give guests something to make, rather than just watch.
Custom Party Design in Chicago, One Theme at a Time
Decade themes are often a Chicago favorite, and each one changes how our bars look and smell. For a 70s disco party, the signage suggests warm musk and gourmand (sweet, dessert-like) blends. Then the Lip Lab leans into berry and copper shades, and the candy cart glows in gold. An 80s night, however, flips the mood. Bright, fresh blends lead the menu, while lip colors go hot pink and electric coral. Meanwhile, a Roaring 20s or Great Gatsby party calls for a luxury counter, jasmine and oud blends, and a deep crimson lip. Fittingly, Chicago still has jazz rooms from that era, such as the Green Mill in Uptown.
Movie themes work just as well. For a Hollywood glam or red carpet night, we style the bars in black, gold and crimson. Next, the signage names each blend like a film credit. The Digital Photo Booth then gives every guest a red carpet moment. Beyond the screen, a Parisian salon pairs floral blends with blush lip shades. Similarly, a black and white ball suits the sophisticated base and an ivory and silver table. Also, a winter wonderland party matches fresh blends with a candy cart in icy white, which feels right during a Chicago December.
Not every party starts with a costume, of course. Game day parties, championship watch parties and team celebrations get lip shades and candy in team colors, whether you cheer for the Cubs or the Sox. For a small guest list, a private Full blending bar with 120+ fragrances feels unhurried, and our VIP event ideas page shows more. Holiday parties also shift with the calendar, from a Galentine's brunch to a New Year's Eve countdown. Finally, wellness gatherings lean on the skincare and bath bars, much like an employee wellness event does for a team.
Every Bar, Styled for Your Theme
Mix and match the bars below. This is custom party design for Chicago hosts who want each detail to match, so every bar takes on your colors, signage and scent story.
Custom Perfume Bar
Guests blend an eau de parfum from absolutes, CO2 extracts and essential oils, starting from one of six base styles. For a big Gatsby crowd, the Signature format moves 85 to 100 guests an hour.
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Luxury Lip Lab
At the Chicago Lip Lab, guests mix a lip gloss or lip color in your theme's palette. With 2 to 3 hosts, it usually serves about 100 guests in roughly 3 hours.
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Skincare Bar
Custom skincare, made fresh for your event, anchors a wellness party or a calm VIP lounge corner.
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Bath and Body Bar
Bath salts and scrubs, mixed fresh, make a cozy fit for a winter wonderland night or a holiday brunch.
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Luxury Candy Bar
Our Luxury Candy Bar rolls in on candy carts dressed in your palette, from disco gold to team colors.
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Digital Photo Booth
Meanwhile, guests download and share photos on their phones as they take them. Afterward, you get a link to the full gallery.
Learn moreThree Chicago Custom Party Design Ideas
These themed party ideas often borrow from the city itself. Steal one, or let us blend two into something new.
Gold Coast speakeasy
Set a Roaring 20s party in a Gold Coast home or a hotel suite. Then we bring a luxury counter and jasmine and oud blends. Custom labels with your party's name are a paid add-on, ordered at booking.
Lakefront summer white party
For a summer party near the lake, everything turns white and gold. Fresh and floral blends lead, and the Lip Lab offers soft nude and coral shades.
Red carpet in a River North loft
After all, a brick loft makes a natural movie premiere. Picture the Lip Lab under a neon glow, a Signature bar for quick choices and the photo booth by the door.
How Our Custom Party Design Works in Chicago
Custom party design in Chicago has many moving parts. So here is how we keep ours simple for you and your other vendors.
Start with a mood board
Send us your theme, colors and a few photos you love (a mood board). Then we suggest a scent story, which is a short theme that ties the blends together, plus lip shades and bar formats.
Your vendors, our lane
Your caterer feeds the room, and your DJ sets the tempo. Meanwhile, we handle the bars, their signage and their styling. That makes us themed event entertainment that fits neatly into your planner's timeline.
Space and setup
Our hosts arrive one hour early with linens. You provide tables, or we bring them for $30 each. Most clients then dress them to match the theme.
Guest flow
Blending bars move about 50 guests an hour, while the Signature format moves 85 to 100. So we size the bars to your guest count and party length.
What Custom Party Design in Chicago Costs
Adult perfume bars start at $500 and are quoted per event, not per head. From there, your quote reflects the bars, the hours, your guest count and add-ons like custom labels. We reply to every inquiry within 2 business days.
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Two studios
Our Mokena Studio and a Chicago Studio Ahead
Our first studio opens in Mokena in January 2027, at 19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107. Its party room holds up to 40 guests, and a kitchen lets you bring your own food. Adults may also bring their own drinks, because the party room is BYOB. See more on our Mokena studio page.
Next, a second studio is planned for Chicago, opening in late 2028. Until then, larger groups get a mobile event at their own venue. We've set up at Navy Pier, The Godfrey Hotel Chicago, The Hampton Social and almost every Hilton in the city.
From Theme to Last Guest
Tell us the theme
Custom party design in Chicago begins with one note. First, share your date, venue, guest count and theme. If you are still choosing, we can suggest a few.
Shape the design
Next, we choose bar formats, a scent story and lip shades together. Custom labels are also ordered at booking.
Set the scene
On the day, our hosts arrive one hour early, set up the bars and style them to your palette.
Create, then clear
Then guests blend, mix and snap photos all evening. Afterward, we pack up quietly while your party winds down.
Questions About Themed Parties in Chicago
Do you plan the whole party?
No. We design and run the beauty and fragrance experience, then style those bars to your theme. For food, music and the full timeline, we gladly work alongside your caterer, DJ and planner.
Can you match a theme we invented ourselves?
Yes. First, tell us the mood, colors and story. Then we build suggested blends from our six base styles and pick lip shades to fit.
Which perfume bar format fits a big party?
The Signature format lets guests choose from up to 12 house scents, with no blending. It moves 85 to 100 guests an hour, so it suits a large crowd.
Can the perfume bar sit on a candy cart?
Yes. Any format can also be displayed on a table, a luxury counter or a candy cart. For example, a cart feels playful at a disco party, while a counter suits a Gatsby night.
What goes into the perfume?
Every bottle is an eau de parfum spray, blended by hand in our New Lenox lab from absolutes, CO2 extracts and essential oils.
Can the bottles show our party name?
Yes, as a paid add-on. Custom labels are printed in advance, so we order them when you book. Otherwise, bottles carry the Glitters & Grace label.
Do you style office holiday parties too?
Yes. Our corporate holiday party ideas page shows how teams use the same bars, and the custom party design in Chicago works the same way.
Will you come to a high-rise condo or a suburban home?
Yes. We set up in homes, lofts, hotels and event spaces across Chicagoland, if your building or venue allows outside vendors.
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Founded by Cheryl Gleason, a trained perfumer and cosmetic and skincare formulator, and the creative force behind every Glitters & Grace bar.
Bring Us Your Theme
Tell us the party you are dreaming up, and we will design the bars to match it. Then our custom party design team in Chicago replies within 2 business days.