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As a beauty professional, I do my best to stay up-to-date with the current beauty trends. Whether it be ‘old money blonde’, brow laminations, lash extensions, baby-botox, or almond shape nails! While I like to be aware of the current trends, on a personal level, I tend to go for what I like/what flatters me most. This is partially why I am predicting the biggest beauty trend of 2025 to be NATURAL beauty. Bringing It Back To Natural Two years ago, I had the realization after being blonde for over six years, that it was time to go back to […]

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Updated Review of Celebrity Hairstylist’s Hair Care Line IN COMMON Beauty

March 10, 2023July 30, 2026

by Alice Christine

Welcome back to Grace and Lipstick! Back in 2019 I wrote an in-depth honest review of Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee’s new hair care line: IN COMMON Beauty. I have, no joke, been using IN COMMON products ever since! As a hairstylist I love using these products behind the chair, as a friend it’s my go-to recommendation, and as a beauty lover it’s a staple in my shower. Naturally, I decided it’s time to give an UPDATED review and share more about why I love using IN COMMON beauty products. What is IN COMMON Beauty Let’s begin with what is […]

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Are You Afraid of Getting a Haircut?

October 18, 2018January 7, 2025

by Alice Christine

Is anybody else weirdly afraid of getting a haircut? I’m not talking about the quick dust off the ends type of ‘cut’. I’m talking the take at least an inch off, reshape, and get a new hair style type of haircut. You would think having my cosmetology license and growing up with a hair dresser sister might have freed me from this fear. But you would be wrong haha. Don’t get me wrong, I ALWAYS like how my hair comes out when my sister, Tricia, cuts it. However I still get pretty anxious the minute I sit down in that […]

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Summer Hair Challenge and Mermaid Braids

June 26, 2017January 8, 2025

by Alice Christine

Summer is here! Can you believe that? I for one, am particularly amped up for this summer. So many opportunities for summer hair and makeup looks. This morning I was reading a post by Amber Fillerup on her blog Barefoot Blonde about a hair challenge she is doing this summer. This girl is HAIR GOALS. I’m pretty sure watching her youtube videos and seeing her posts on Instagram were the original inspiration for me to go blonde again. She is the queen of braids and personally I think braids are much more noticeable on highlighted hair. Okay, back to the […]