Grace Nicole

Like a lot of other people, I discovered Grace on Instagram. I’ve always admired her work and she was my first choice for my hair & mua for my wedding, but due to the fact that I have such a large bridal party & she works alone, she wasn’t able to do so and I had to venture elsewhere.
My hair & mua that I did hire just went onto maternity leave right before I needed her for my engagement photos, so I figure I try to reach out to Grace again. Fortunately, she was available! (Thank goodness!) She’s very easy to get in touch with via email and she responds very quickly. We discussed what kind of services I would need, the date, time, etc & she went ahead and sent me her contract to fill out along with my deposit. As soon as she received my contract & deposit, she emailed me to confirm everything.
I was quite nervous the date that I went to see her, cause I simply could not believe that I was taking engagement photos for my wedding, making it all so surreal! But Grace surely made me feel comfortable, and we talked up a storm about almost anything and everything. She really took her time to work her magic. I’ve never been so full of myself up until that day, like selfies for days action LOL. But on the more serious note, she and her work is amazing, she will make you feel SO beautiful. Having her do her magic on me makes me wish that I really had her the day of my wedding.
Book with her and you will NOT be disappointed!

I discovered Grace on Instagram! I have been a fan of her work, and I decided to book a trial with her when I was scoping for venues in Oahu! I had to make sure to book her ahead of time since I was traveling from California. I wanted to be sure I made time for my trial. To be honest, she was the only trial I did and I was completely satisfied!
There are several reasons why I absolutely adore and recommend Grace:
— She’s professional, she’s a perfectionist, and she takes great pride in her work
— She’s tech savvy and she’s responsive via e-​mail, Instagram, and text messages
— She’s a good listener. She really listens to what you want, what you like, and takes that all into account when she works on your hair and makeup
— She’s punctual! She comes earlier than the start time. She also stays within the timeframe allotted per person. I ended up hiring her for my Mom, sister, and myself! My Mom and sister absolutely LOVED their makeup and hair. I’ve honestly never seen my Mom stare at herself in the mirror like that before. Everyone commented on how gorgeous we all looked!
— She uses quality products and even procures quality lashes to use for you to keep. She used «House of Lashes» brand on me, which were fabulous!
— She does AMAZING eyebrows! As my sister would say, «her eyebrows are always on FLEEK»! When she did my eyebrows, I didn’t want to wash off my face. No matter how hard I try, I cannot replicate her work. She even made this useful tutorial to follow:

— Her pricing is reasonable, and honestly, her work is far more superior than the other artists that I looked up
— She leaves you packets of oil blotters, lipgloss and lipstick retouch samples that you can use throughout the day
— She is a talented artist! She’s humble. She’s awesome! She’s such a sweet person!
I highly recommend her. I also hired her for my post — wedding shoot for hair & makeup as well! Everyone comments on how beautiful I looked. Thank you, Grace!

Grace is amazing!!! She’s very talented and her work will make you feel beautiful! My friend found her to do her hair and makeup on her wedding day. I decided to get my hair and makeup done as well (to make things easier on me for the wedding day). I hadn’t a clue what I wanted done and I let Grace take the reigns. I do not regret it! She knew exactly what to do and asked questions to make sure it was something I would be comfortable with. She also has such a great personality and makes you feel like you’re a friend! I highly recommend her!

Grace is not only a fantastic makeup artist, but a kind hearted person as well. I had about 5 months to plan my small-​destination wedding in Hawaii. My biggest anxiety was over who to hire to do my hair and makeup. I reached out to the wedding planning company, and they referred me to the person they use for makeup/​hair but honestly I wasn’t impressed much by her work. I used instagram to search for Grace, and did some more research online. She was kind enough to respond immediately, and very friendly to work with (sidenote: I loved her work on instagram, she posts up to date looks. Also, she has a wide –range of talent as well. She can do more subtle makeup or more elaborate for a night out.) We got to Hawaii (our first time) about 5 days prior to our wedding and I was able to text grace to let her know we had arrived at the Hale Koa hotel and what room we were located in. I was nervous b/​c I didn’t schedule a run-​through appointment, however she has a lot of her work posted on Instagram so I knew in my heart she would do a great job. She arrived early with her entire kit, and she was very friendly — which helped keep my mind at ease. Now, onto the best part I LOVED my hair & makeup. It truly showed in the pictures of what a great job she did. At the end of the night, I was VERY sad to wash it off. Just to add icing on the cake, she is very friendly and 2 weeks later she emailed me pictures she had taken from her camera. Thanks again, Grace!

I feel so lucky to have come across Grace via Instagram! I had my destination wedding in Hawaii and admit it was a bit scary planning a destination wedding through the internet and phone. I spent a good amount of time researching all our vendors to make sure we were booking quality vendors with good reviews. Not knowing anyone from Hawaii or even visiting the island during the wedding planning, all we really had to rely on were reviews from Unilocal and wedding websites. I searched and searched for a make up artist and couldn’t find one where I really loved the artist’s work. I found many with great reviews, but did not fall in love with their work. I decided to search Instagram hashtags for hawaiimakeupartist and fortunately saw Grace’s work. I contacted her via email and she was available on my day. She was very professional throughout our correspondences. I booked a trial with her and when I first met her in person she was super friendly. She was open to feedback about the makeup and made sure to ask if I wanted her to make any changes. When I made suggestions, she did whatever it took to make sure I was satisfied. She takes pride in what she does and I could tell my happiness of her work was what mattered most to her. On my wedding day, she arrived much earlier than the time scheduled to make sure she would be on time in case she ran into any traffic. I think this was much better than arriving late. She took her time on me to make sure her work was of quality. I was very happy with the hair and make up she did for me. I received many compliments at my wedding of how beautiful I looked and it’s all because of Grace. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking to get their hair or make up done. She is super friendly and nice and will make it seem like you’re friends rather than just doing business. I love her work and it’s real! She just opened her Unilocal account so don’t let the lack of number of reviews stop you from booking her! She has plenty of years of experience and has many photos of her work on Instagram.

It’s no doubt that Grace is the best! She takes the time to carefully make sure you’re perfect for any event and does house calls! Book fast she’s always one of the most sought out makeup artists in Hawaii!