“I, myself, have dealt with both and know how easily it can affect one’s self-esteem and confidence,” Brownlee recalls. “When your skin is clear and glowing, you feel amazing!” 

Her career experiences began to sharpen her business sense on top of her passion for skincare. “I got to really understand the business side of beauty–how to manage clients and create new streams of income by being of better service to them. It became clear to me that God was revealing to me my life’s work and showing me the blueprint for getting it done,” she explains.

In 2015, she took a leap of faith, founding Skin By Brownlee & Co., with the purpose of teaching others how to love and care for their skin. Her skincare brand offers luxe corrective skincare treatments at her Cincinnati skin bar, and a line of skincare products to support every step in the skincare regimen. Now with nearly 30-years-licensed experience under her belt, a thriving skin bar with hundreds of clients, product features from top beauty magazines, and a spot on the shelves of Target.com, Sylvia is living out another passion through sharing her blueprint of beauty industry success with people who have similar passions. She’s taught business-building classes to students at Paul Mitchell and Aveda Institute, and offers 1:1 classes for women who want more hands-on guidance for navigating the beauty business.

“Skincare is self-care, and there just isn’t enough self love and confidence in the world today. So, the more people I can help to inspire and promote prioritizing self-care in the form of proper skincare, the better.”