How Sofie Pavitt Built Her Dream Career as NYC's Acne Whisperer
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Sofie Pavitt’s pivot from a 15-year career as a fashion designer to becoming NYC’s Acne Whisperer was in the works well before her official career change. While she was traveling to Seoul for her fashion job, she was introduced to innovative skincare products and treatments. This exposure planted a seed that would eventually lead her onto the shelves of every Sephora in the U.S.
After spending a year becoming a certified facialist while working full-time, Sofie left her career in fashion to do facials for her friends and industry contacts. As her client list grew, she created space for them in Sofie Pavitt Studio. In our conversation, she details why her studio is not a spa and how working with clients helps her make the most effective acne-treating products. Sofie’s career journey is a testament to not being afraid of pursuing new dreams.
Tune in as we discuss:
- Why she works a weekly shift at a dermatologist’s office
- Her take on popular ingredients like mandelic and hypochlorous acid
- The rules for popping pimples at home
- What she hopes her entrepreneurial journey teaches her children
- Why her brand had to be her namesake
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Products Mentioned:
- Ultra Violette Supreme Skin
- Dr. Idriss Major Fade Disco Block
- iS Clinical Extreme Protect
- Ciele blush & PROTECT, tint & PROTECT
- Dr. Jart Premium BB Tinted Moisturizer
- Tower28 Powder Blush
- Fara Homidi Essential Lip Compact
- VIOLETTE_FR Bisou Balm
- Crown Affair Finishing Hair Gel, Dry Shampoo
- RŌZ Milk Hair Serum
- Danessa Myricks Colorfix Stix
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, it's Brooke DeVard, and you're listening to the Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:11.5 | And if you're with us here on YouTube, you're watching the Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:14.5 | Today you are in for such a treat because my guest, Sophie Pavett, is such an expert on skin. |
| 0:19.7 | I'm going to get a little bit into her background just so you all know who we have with us today. Sophie Pavett is such an expert on skin. I'm going to get a little bit into her background, |
| 0:21.3 | just so you all know who we have with us today. Sophie Pavett is a licensed, |
| 0:24.9 | esthetician, and certified acne specialist, helping people tackle concerns ranging from cystic |
| 0:29.8 | acne to fine lines. She left her 15-year career as a handbag designer for brands like |
| 0:35.0 | Michael Kores and Tori Birch to open up her skincare studio, |
| 0:38.6 | Sophie Pavett Skin Care Studio. So we've got Sophie's incredible skin care here and Sophie herself, |
| 0:44.7 | the true expert. I can't wait to dive in with you. But she launched Sophie Pavett Skin in |
| 0:49.0 | 2023. She is truly a master of her craft and she's passionate about helping people to unlock the best skin of their lives. I'm so excited, Sophie, to welcome you to Naked Beauty. Thank you, Brooke. I'm so happy to be here. Well, you look incredible. I was like, something's different, and you were like, it's the bangs. I cut my bangs. You know, we had Sephora SMC last week. Okay, what's SMC? Tell us what Sephora SMC is, for those of us that don't know. |
| 1:13.9 | Sephora do a big managers conference once a year. |
| 1:17.3 | They bring all their managers from across the country to Vegas, but one day to meet up to 60 brands. |
| 1:25.8 | And it's for an immersive experience, to learn about those brands. We were in the Discovery Room. We launched with Sephora in January this year. So it was an amazing experience and opportunity for us as a brand to really show people how it works, what we stand for. And to meet all these amazing managers. And it's such a feel goodgood event you know like it's all with other founders |
| 1:44.7 | that we're all friendly with it it's it was awesome it's a lot of work yes but but yeah you you leave |
| 1:50.7 | feeling really in rejuvenated yeah invigorated by well the sephora managers are on the floor |
| 1:55.7 | they're with the people that are they know what people's real concerns are right it's like |
| 1:59.7 | it's different than what you see on instagram so when someone comes in in and they're like, I'm breaking out, I need a great product to clear my skin, then they know everything about your products. And you know, I always refer to Boise, Idaho as like my flagship obsession in America because I'm like, everybody knows who we are in New York, in L.A. and all these, like, |
| 2:17.9 | bigger cities. What about Boise, Idaho? And I met the Sephora manager from Boise, Idaho, and I nearly cried. I was like, yes, finally, we have an in, you know? What were her insights? What did she share about that customer? I mean, we're really new. We just launched in all stores yeah this week so we were in 360 when we launched and now they rolled us out |
| 2:35.9 | to all doors. So yeah, everyone's really excited. There's not that many acne brands. And I say it in |
| 2:41.4 | parentheses. Right. Which really focused narrow and deep on problematic skin. So it's exciting for them. |
| 2:47.4 | Yeah. We had Julie shot on the podcast and she talked about Starface, which I feel like to see |
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