Fragrance Near Me in Oak Forest: Your Next Girls' Night
Typing fragrance near me in Oak Forest on a Thursday usually means you need a plan for the weekend. Here's one: gather your friends at our Mokena studio. You'll blend perfume and mix lip color side by side. Plus, the party room is BYOB for adults, so bring whatever you like to sip.
The studio sits about 15 minutes from Oak Forest and opens in January 2027. Learn more on our Mokena studio page. Prefer to stay in town? Then see our Oak Forest perfume bar, which comes to your living room.
- BYOB for adults
- Bring your own snacks
- Perfume and lip color
- Room for up to 40
Fragrance near me in Oak Forest: why it beats one more dinner out
Dinner is lovely, but usually everyone talks to the person beside them. A studio night, by contrast, keeps the whole group moving. Friends sniff each other's blends and trade opinions. Soon, the quiet ones are the loudest at the bar.
At the perfume bar, you start with a base, the foundation a perfume is built on. Choose floral, fresh, musk, sophisticated, gourmand, or masculine. Gourmand just means sweet. Then you add notes until it smells like you.
At the Lip Lab, meanwhile, you mix a soft-matte lip cream or a high-shine gloss. Lip cream is a liquid lipstick that dries to a soft, velvety matte. So you leave wearing a lip color you made, plus a perfume to match.
Ask everyone to bring one snack and one bottle to share, too. Then the table fills itself.
What's on the table for your Oak Forest crew
A studio night centers on two bars. Still, there are other paths if your plans change.
Perfume Blending
First, friends build a scent from a base and layered notes. Signage suggests blends, so nobody feels stuck.
Lip Color Mixing
Our Lip Lab offers a 16-shade swatch board. Each friend mixes a lip cream or a gloss to wear home.
The Party Room
Our private party room welcomes up to 40 guests at the perfume studio. It also has a kitchen, so you can bring a cake or a cheese board.
Walk In With a Friend
Not a big group? Even two friends can drop by to make perfume or lip color. Appointments come first, then walk-ins as the team allows.
A Class Night Instead
Want more learning and less chatter? Our perfume making class options teach notes, families, and balance.
The Bar at Your House
Hosting 40 or more friends? Then we bring the perfume bar to you. The Signature format serves 85 to 100 guests an hour.
Reserve your Oak Forest girls' night
Adult perfume bars that come to you start at $500. For a studio night, call us and we'll talk through your plans. Either way, a proposal arrives within 2 business days.
Girls' night themes your friends will love
Often, a theme gives the night a little shape. Here are three to try at the studio.
The studio is BYOB for adults only. We don't serve alcohol, so plan your drinks ahead.
Fragrance near me in Oak Forest for every friend gathering
Any excuse to get together works. Our teams also host girls' nights in Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
Birthday nights
Celebrate a friend with a scent made especially in her honor. Plus, the guest of honor picks the theme.
Galentine's Day
Of course, mid-February is perfect for blending with the women you love most.
Book club breaks
Trade chapters for notes for one evening, just this once. Then return to the book refreshed.
Moms' nights out
Leave the kids home and, for once, claim a few hours just for you.
Coworker get-togethers
A studio night also builds friendships outside the office.
Reunions
Old classmates catch up while each one blends a bottle to remember the night.
Studio, home, or venue: where Oak Forest friends gather
Most nights of fragrance near me in Oak Forest land at the studio. Still, the bar travels whenever your plans call for it.
The Mokena studio
Our private room holds up to 40, with a kitchen and BYOB for adults. It's at 19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107.
Your living room
We bring the bar, linens, and decor, too. You just need about 12 by 6 feet and two 6-foot tables.
Condo party rooms
A building party room also gives a big group space. Then we pack out when you're done.
Banquet halls
For 40 or more guests, we bring the bar and add hosts. Two to 3 Lip Lab hosts serve about 100 guests over 3 hours.
How your studio girls' night works
- Pick a date. First, call or book online with your guest count.
- Plan the food. Next, decide who brings snacks and drinks, since the kitchen is yours.
- Arrive and settle in. Then set out your spread while our team readies the bars.
- Blend and mix. After that, everyone makes a perfume and a lip color.
- Head home glowing. Finally, each friend leaves with two keepsakes and plenty of photos.
Weekend nights fill first. So reach out 3 to 6 months ahead for a Saturday.
A peek at our girls' night setups
Here's how a night of perfume and lip color can look, especially with good friends.
Book an Oak Forest girls' night
Book online, or call 815.418.6740. We'll help you choose the studio or the bar at home.
Glitters & Grace was founded by Cheryl Gleason, a trained perfumer, a cosmetic and skincare formulator, and the creative force behind every bar we bring to your event.
Girls' night in
Mobile Lip Lab
Galentine's party
The perfume barWhere else we host nights with friends
Chicagoland is our home base, and Oak Forest friends are just 15 minutes from the studio. For more evening ideas, see our ladies' night in Chicago page. Milwaukee and Indianapolis also have local teams for girls' nights there.
Chicago and the North Shore
Condos, homes, and party rooms from the city to Lake Forest.
Western and Northwest Suburbs
Homes, clubhouses, and venues across DuPage and the northwest suburbs.
Southwest Suburbs and Will County
Our home base, minutes from the Mokena studio.
Milwaukee Area
Local Glitters & Grace hosts and teams to bring you sparkle.
Indianapolis Area
Local Glitters & Grace hosts and teams to bring you sparkle.
Mokena Studio
19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107, Mokena, IL 60448. Opening in January 2027 with a private party room for up to 40 guests. Visit the studio page or call 815.418.6740.
Girls' night questions about fragrance near me in Oak Forest
Can we bring wine to the Mokena studio?
Yes. The party room is BYOB for adults. However, we don't serve alcohol ourselves.
Can we bring our own food?
Yes. Because the room has a kitchen, you can bring snacks, a cake, or dinner.
How many friends fit in the studio?
The private party room holds up to 40 guests, so most friend groups fit easily.
We're 40 or more. What then?
For a group that size, we bring the perfume bar and Lip Lab to your home or venue. Extra hosts keep the lines moving.
Can two of us just walk in without a party?
Yes, once the studio opens in January 2027. Appointments take priority, and walk-ins are welcome when the team can support them.
How far is the Mokena studio from Oak Forest?
It's about 15 minutes by car, at 19060 Everett Blvd, Suite 107. So for fragrance near me in Oak Forest, our perfume studio is an easy drive.
Do you host girls' nights in Milwaukee or Indianapolis?
Yes. Each city has local Glitters & Grace hosts, so friends there can also book.
What do we make at the Lip Lab?
Each guest mixes a soft-matte lip cream or a high-shine gloss. Plus, a lip balm option is offered.
Is the perfume real perfume?
Yes. It's an eau de parfum spray, about 50% fragrance material, made with absolutes, CO2 extracts, and essential oils.
Can I keep my perfume formula?
Bar formulas aren't recorded. However, a one-to-one consultation, from $650, records yours.
Fragrance near me in Oak Forest, with your favorite people
Book online or call 815.418.6740. Then grab your friends and your snacks for the best fragrance near me in Oak Forest.
perfume@glittersandgrace.com · 815.418.6740
With Grace,
Cheryl Gleason · Owner, Perfumer & Creative Director