We had the good fortune of connecting with Karlicia Lewis and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Karlicia, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factors behind the success of Sweet Opulence would definitely have to be the consistency of high quality in our products, and the results they produce in our customers. We faithfully use our own skincare/self care routines because we are confident in the results and luxury they provide. So many businesses begin changing formulas and incorporating different ingredients into their skin/body care, bath products, and fragrances when they want to save money or bang out products quickly for quick profit. At Sweet Opulence we pride ourselves on taking our time to make sure our products remain smelling just as good as the first purchase, just as safe and healthy for your skin, chemical-free, and made in small batches to ensure that every customer continues to get high-quality, luxury skincare..from the bath and body products all the way to the skincare and perfumes. Because our skin deserves luxury.

What should our readers know about your business?
Sweet Opulence is quickly becoming a big force in today’s most coveted skincare, bath & body products, and fragrances. We are a black owned, woman owned company that produces quality, luxurious products for all people, and boasts great skincare that helps to target various skin issues. Our brand attempts to help target skin issues of both women and men, with an added focus on people of color and the unique skin complexities experienced. With the majority of the products made from natural ingredients, our brand continues to grow each year and become more popular among both the natural skincare community, as well as the fragrance community. We love luxury…to dress in it, to drive it, to live in it. So why not give your skin all those same luxuries? I think it’s absolutely necessary that we spoil our bodies with the same luxury as we desire to live in day to day. Your skin deserves luxury everyday too.

I got to where I am today by having a long time affinity for all things fragrance and creating my own skincare. I educated myself on the world of fragrance, and also began experimenting with scent profiles and skincare products of my own for years before making the decision to launch my own company and fragrance collection. It wasn’t easy, especially since I was building a business from the ground up with no funding, no team, and teaching myself to do literally every aspect of the business, even the website and label designing. Doing all this while working full time, parenting as a single mother, and going to school full time. With a decade of researching and experimenting under my belt, I would say all the experimenting and research, paired with going to school for business helped us get to where we are now. The years of preparing I put in makes the journey and the current success even more rewarding for me.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I’m a big kid at heart so we would have to do something fun and random, like skating, bowling, Main Event, a karaoke bar, or an amusement park. Since I love water, we’d probably hit Schlitterbahn or the beach. We would eat mexican food, seafood, and cajun food all week lol! You can’t go wrong with those options, especially not in Houston. I don’t really go out to clubs, but I would take them to a zydeco and trailride to have a good time.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Of course I owe any and all success to God first and foremost. I would love to shout out everyone that has supported Sweet Opulence in any way, from being a customer, spreading the word, praying for me and/or my business success, being a listening ear or a voice of encouragement, helping me test products and fragrances out, to those who have joined the Sweet Opulence team. And last but definitely not least my son who has been here and extremely helpful since the official open of Sweet Opulence, even stepping in at vendor events to be a salesperson and an assistant to me when I’m in the lab working on products lol.

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