Bridal Shower Perfume Bar: The Activity and the Favor in One
A bridal shower perfume bar gives every guest something lovely to do with their hands, and something to take home they will actually use. Guests smell, choose a base, layer notes and bottle a perfume of their own.
Glitters and Grace is led by Cheryl Gleason, a trained perfumer. We make every fragrance by hand in our New Lenox lab and bring the bar to homes, restaurants and venues across Chicagoland, Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
- Showers from five guests
- About two hours
- No travel fee in our markets
- From $500
How a bridal shower perfume bar runs
A typical shower is ten to twenty guests, one station and about two hours. Guests take turns at the bar between brunch and gifts. Our hosts walk each one through it: smell the bases, pick a favorite, add a few notes, then bottle it.
It delights the bride's aunt as much as her college roommate. Nobody needs to know anything about perfume. Signage suggests combinations for guests who would rather not decide from scratch, and a host is always there to help.
Start the bar right after guests arrive. It breaks the ice before anyone sits down to eat.
Build your bridal shower perfume bar
Most showers choose one station. Bigger showers, or brides who love a spa day, often add a second.
Perfume bar
The Mini blending bar offers 60+ fragrance materials and fits one table. The Full bar offers 120+ fragrances for a longer shower. Compare the bars
Luxury Lip Lab
Guests mix a soft lip cream or a high-shine gloss from a 16-shade swatch board, poured and packaged on the spot.
Bath & Body Bar
A custom bath soak from salts, botanicals and fragrance, plus a hand-made bath bomb. See the bath bar
Skincare Bar
Guests make their own moisturizer, scrub, lotion and body butter. Best for 20 guests or fewer. Bridal shower skincare bar
Showers book early in wedding season
Most Saturdays need six to eight weeks, and May, September and December need longer. If your shower is sooner, reach out anyway. We have a large team of hosts and can often fit you in on short notice.
Small showers welcome
We host showers as small as five guests. The starting price stays the same, so a smaller group simply gets more time each at the bar. A big shower is fine too, and we add hosts as the list grows.
Shower in a restaurant private room? We bring the styling, and your venue provides tables, or we bring them at $30 each. Linens are available as an add-on. For more ideas, see our bridal shower ideas.
The favor, sorted
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 shower, you receive your host details and arrival time.
- Enjoy the shower. 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.
Bridal shower perfume bar questions
How much does a bridal shower perfume bar cost?
Bridal shower perfume bars start at $500, quoted per event. A typical shower is ten to twenty guests, one station and about two hours.
How many guests do you need?
We host showers as small as five guests. Smaller groups get more time each at the bar.
How long does it run?
About two hours for ten to twenty guests.
How far ahead should we book?
Six to eight weeks for most Saturdays, and longer in May, September and December. If the shower is sooner, still reach out. We have a large team of hosts and can often fit you in on short notice.
Can you come to a home or restaurant?
Yes. We set up at homes, restaurants and venues across Chicagoland, Milwaukee and Indianapolis, with no travel fee.
Can the bride remake her scent for the wedding?
Formulas are not recorded at event bars. For a bridal scent she can remake, book a one-to-one fragrance consultation, which is $650.
Plan your bridal shower perfume bar
Send your date, venue and rough guest count. We 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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