I’m Ava Winters, a 28-year-old skincare influencer living in the vibrant chaos of New York City.

My story didn’t start here, though—I grew up in a small town in Oregon, surrounded by towering trees and a family that prized curiosity over fitting in. My parents were my first teachers: avid readers and tinkerers who nudged me to question everything and dig for answers in unexpected corners. As a kid, I was always poking around—mixing concoctions from kitchen scraps or losing myself in books about how things work. By my teens, I was hooked on understanding self-care—not just skincare, but the little rituals and inventions that make us who we are.