OnlyFans Model Ari Kytsya Tells Us Why She Doesn’t Need A Skincare Routine

The secret to Ari Kytsya’s face card? She’s an agent of chaos. No skincare routine to speak of. A tattoo of a Labubu urinating on her forearm. It’s this kind of open, down-to-earth attitude that has won the 24-year-old influencer and OnlyFans creator a massive cross-platform following—not to mention her famous boyfriend, rapper Yung Gravy. Last week, we hopped on Zoom with Kytsya to discuss her mastery of her often-replicated contemporary e-girl makeup look (think bright blush, peel-off lip stain and semi-permanent freckles) and delve into the nitty-gritty of maintaining her online image while fielding constant commentary from her diverse audiences. But whether it’s cosmetic procedures or the management of her OF content, one thing is clear: Kytsya is in control.

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JULIETTE JEFFERS: So tell me about your skincare routine.

ARI KYTSYA: This is actually something that I’ve talked about a few times online, because a lot of people ask for my skincare routine, but I don’t have one. I sleep in my makeup every night. I know it’s not good for me. At most, I’ll use makeup wipes. But a lot of people ask about my skin, I think because it looks really clear online. I guess my skincare routine is smoothing filters on TikTok and editing apps.

JEFFERS: So you always edit your skin in photos and videos?

KYTSYA: Or on my TikTok, I always have a filter on. I’ve said that on a lot of my videos anytime someone’s like, “Oh my god, your skin is so clear.” And I’m like, “Well, the filter’s clear, not my skin.”

JEFFERS: Do you feel a pressure to edit pretty much every photo?

KYTSYA: I wouldn’t say that it’s pressure from other people, necessarily. I feel like I actually have a lot of positivity on my pages. I don’t usually have people comment negatively on my looks or my body. I’ve encouraged positivity on my page more. But when it comes to the filters, I’ve just always used them. Now, if I make a video and I don’t have a specific filter, I’m like, “Something looks off.” I guess it’s just comfortable now, not even in terms of pressure from other people; it’s just my own body dysmorphia from using filters for so long.

JEFFERS: That makes a lot of sense. So you have literally no skincare routine, no moisturizer, no nothing?

KYTSYA: No, just primer and then my makeup. Occasionally, I’ll find a cute little face mask and put it on for five minutes, but I don’t think they actually do anything to change my skin.

JEFFERS: Yeah, I feel like I saw a post of you and Gravy doing face masks.

KYTSYA: He does more skincare than I do, I would say. He always wears the little under-eye patches. He has a whole thing of little skincare stuff.

JEFFERS: Boyfriend skincare.

KYTSYA: Yeah.

JEFFERS: Ok, so walk me through your makeup routine. Obviously that’s more important, because everyone is obsessed with your makeup. 

KYTSYA: Yeah. I love makeup. Do you want the whole routine?

JEFFERS: Yeah, give it to me.

KYTSYA: Okay. So, I actually do a lot of semi-permanent makeup. I laminate my eyebrows and dye them every two weeks, maybe. And then, I do henna freckles. That’s the base that’s consistently on my face every day. And then, I use the Milk primer. I use a really little, skinny eyebrow pencil to draw in super tiny hairs. Most of my makeup is just a basic base that the majority of people do–contour, foundation. I always do a more full-coverage look just because I like how it looks. And then there are a few staples with my makeup that I’ve noticed people pick up on and want to recreate, which are my nose contour or my lip stain. My lip stain is Sacheu lip stain, the one you peel off. I only do my top lip. A lot of people are like, “Why do you only do it on your top lip?” But I just think it gives you more of a pouty look.

JEFFERS: Mm-hmm.

KYTSYA: And then there’s also another technique that I use. I think it is Korean, and it’s called aegyo sal. But it’s where you contour your under-eye bags a little bit.

JEFFERS: Oh yeah, to make them puffier.

KYTSYA: Yeah. It’s more about the fat under your eyes than the bags. People usually are confused and see it as creating more bags, but it’s just to make your eyes look more smiley and bright. And then I highlight the center to make my eyes pop and look sparkly. 

JEFFERS: What blush do you use?

KYTSYA: The blush that I use always switches, but right now I use a Patrick Ta blush. It’s the duo palette that has a cream and a powder. So I use just the cream from that for my base. And then, I use a Too Faced powder blush. I don’t know the name of it, but it’s really hot pink. It’s the brightest neon pink I’ve ever seen.

JEFFERS: Love that. Are there any other products that you love?

KYTSYA: There’s a lip stain called Palladio. I get the brown one from Amazon, and I use that for freckles, too.

JEFFERS: So you use the lip stain to draw the freckles on?

KYTSYA: Yeah.

JEFFERS: Cool. I’ve never heard of anyone doing that.

KYTSYA: I love it. And then also, Urban Decay has a matte setting spray that that literally makes it so my makeup will not fucking move. It doesn’t even get oily, and I have the oiliest skin ever. It’s so good. I love it. 

JEFFERS: Right, it just sticks everything in place.

KYTSYA: The best setting sprays are the ones that are crusty because they just lock everything in. Sometimes I’ll actually use hairspray if I don’t have setting spray.

JEFFERS: Wow. I guess that’s a good segue into hair. What’s your haircare routine like? Do you do extensions or anything more high-maintenance? 

KYTSYA: I have had extensions for the past two or three years. I actually currently have them out, because I’m trying to grow out my hair, so now I’m just doing clip-ins because it was getting ripped out every day. But in terms of routine, I don’t really have one. I just wash my hair with whatever shampoo and conditioner are in the shower. I really like the smell of the OUAI products. They smell so yummy. I always just choose stuff based on how it smells.

JEFFERS: Totally. And then, if you’re shooting OnlyFans content, is there stuff that you specifically do with your hair and makeup that’s different from what you’re doing day-to-day?

KYTSYA: So, my hair is usually just whatever, but if I’m shooting a lot of different things that day I’ll try to switch up the hairstyle. I feel like my everyday makeup is the same, but I use more long-lasting products, and then I always use the setting spray that locks stuff in. I also use a lot more stains.

JEFFERS: I want to ask you about your tattoos. I feel like you’ve had a journey with getting them removed and covering them up. Where are you at with it now?

KYTSYA: I think I’ll always get more tattoos. I still have so many all over my body. I’m lasering off the ones on my chest because I didn’t like how they looked. Whenever I had a pattern shirt, I felt like there was too much going on. But all of my tattoos are so random. I have a Labubu peeing on my arm.

JEFFERS: Not the Labubu.

KYTSYA: I know. I just love getting a random tattoo. I had an initial of one of my exes behind my ear, and I covered it up with the shocker. That ended up being cute because I got that before I was dating my boyfriend, and I didn’t know that the shocker is his signature thing.

JEFFERS: Meant to be. Is the laser really painful? Everyone says it’s worse than getting the actual tattoos.

KYTSYA: I get numbed, so I can’t tell, but people have told me even when they numb it hurts. But I’ve also been told maybe I have a high pain tolerance, because I’ve done other things that weren’t painful to me that other people said were really painful.

JEFFERS: I feel like you post about this a lot, but do you have any tips for intimate health?

KYTSYA: First tip that I feel like nobody talks about enough online: Get tested. It seems so scary, but then it’s not at all. One thing that’s been important to me recently is just making people feel more comfortable. The other day, I posted about currently having BV. It’s not a big deal. You just take antibiotics, and then you’re good. Other than that, taking vaginal probiotics. I use boric acid a lot. It actually helps with BV, and with keeping everything fresh, but it’s not something that you want to use every day. I don’t think anyone should be using the scented washes in their coochie. One tip a doctor told me recently was, “You shouldn’t actually use anything at all.”

JEFFERS: Just water?

KYTSYA: Just water. I guess they’re just trying to make money off of people being like, “Oh my God, I have to get this special wash to make it super clean.”

JEFFERS: No, it’s a racket. The vagina is self-cleaning. Is there a beauty trend that you see online that you hate, or that you’ve tried to replicate and you’re like, “I hate this for myself”?

KYTSYA: I wouldn’t say there’s any trends that I hate, because everyone’s beauty routines are usually just what makes them feel comfortable. But in terms of stuff that I’ve tried that I don’t like on myself, definitely super  clean girl makeup, light coverage, stuff like that. It doesn’t work on me. Fake eyelashes I can’t do on myself either. I can apply them, but I feel weird whenever I have them on. 

JEFFERS: And do you have opinions on Botox, and fillers? Should everyone be talking about it, or not talking about it?

KYTSYA: I actually got fillers and Botox before I even started in the industry, a few years before. That definitely was just pressure from being online, seeing everyone have big lips and I was like, “Oh, I don’t have a top lip. I need to get that.”

JEFFERS: But then, you found out about lip stain.

KYTSYA: No, literally. But getting my boobs done was definitely connected to seeing all these other girls in the industry. I was like, “Oh god. Do I need big boobs to do this?” Which, at the time, I didn’t know was the case. I guess after that, watching a lot more people’s videos that talk a little bit more educationally about the industry, I was like, “Oh, wow, there are so many people who like so many different things that not everybody wants huge titties.” I talk a lot online about what I’ve gotten done, which I feel like can be really important for other people that look at me and compare themselves to me. But, I’ve seen a lot of people hating on other women for not sharing that they have stuff done. But nobody online owes you any information about their body or their health. Also, nobody is responsible for other people’s insecurities. I can’t say it’s other people’s fault that I got my boobs done. That was fully my decision, and I had that insecurity before being in the industry, probably.

JEFFERS: Yeah, that’s real. I mean, everyone has a right to privacy. Do you have a workout routine?

KYTSYA: I don’t have one. I got lipo. Anytime someone’s like, “My God, your waist looks so good.” I’m like, “What’s your workout routine?” And I’m like, “Oh, no.”

JEFFERS: Do you feel like lipo is an industry standard?

KYTSYA: No, I wouldn’t say it is. I have never felt pressure from anybody in the industry, I would say it’s the people outside of it. And it’s usually not even the consumers that care. 

JEFFERS: Men don’t know.

KYTSYA: Yeah, I’m on OnlyFans. On social media, I’ll have people be like, “Wow, you’re gaining weight. You look pregnant,” stuff like that. I feel the need to be more snatched or make sure that I look better all the time. Then on OnlyFans, I could be looking disgusting—no makeup, my hair’s trash, I’m bent over with rolls on my stomach, and people in there are like, “Oh my goodness, you’re so beautiful.” And I’m like, “Wow, that is so nice.” People are so positive on there. People outside of the industry think that everyone who consumes the content we make is disgusting or mentally ill, but they are the sweetest, most supportive people. I think I’ve had one or two hate messages on my OnlyFans, compared to the thousands of hate messages that I get on Instagram every day for the past three years.

JEFFERS: I’ve discussed this with other girls who do OnlyFans, but do you feel like on Instagram, there’s much more of a pressure to rage bait? Like on OnlyFans, you can just put up your content, but on Instagram, it’s about being a troll to get views?

KYTSYA: You have to be so extra these days for people to be interested in something. I could post something talking educationally about the industry and it would not get as many views if I was saying something that makes me look really stupid. Maybe that just has to do with the way that men view women. 

JEFFERS: Back in the day, were you the first girl who posted a video in a house you bought like, “Thinking about the fact that thousands of guys paid for this house.”?

KYTSYA: Yeah.

JEFFERS: That was also a very iconic format for getting attention. It’s not necessarily reflective of who you are. It was just a good meme, basically.

KYTSYA: Yeah. It’s sometimes even me sharing gratitude. People see it as, “You did all that just for $7 a month.” And I’m like, “Well, I have two houses. I have cars. My family is good. My friends are good.” All of these men helped me do that. It’s not just me doing OnlyFans and posting online to make a quick little penny. My life is set up, and so is everybody around me.

JEFFERS: That’s real. Since you’ve become a part of this industry, where do you see it going? What changes do you hope to see?

KYTSYA: I think that it has honestly changed a lot since I started.

JEFFERS: What year did you start?

KYTSYA: 2023, 2022, something around there. But when I started, there were less guidelines on social media, so people were more focused on just being sexual online. Now there are guidelines that force us to post a certain way. I feel like there are different waves of OnlyFans. I think the industry stays consistent overall. But OnlyFans for sure had a big rise. And now, I feel like social media portrayed it in a way that was like, “Oh, everybody’s scammy.” I think that it’s having a slight dip, personally. But that also pushes people to look at the platforms that we’re using and also the way that we’re promoting ourselves and portraying ourselves. With OnlyFans and all of the online platforms that we have to sell our content on, I think that women are more in control of the industry than they ever have been. At least in terms of online sex work, but there still are a lot of issues with prostitution, and trafficking, and pimping people. 

JEFFERS: I mean, for some girls, their boyfriend runs their OnlyFans. Have you personally had experience with that?

KYTSYA: Not currently.

JEFFERS: But in the past?

KYTSYA: I’d like to make that very clear. In the past, I had an ex who was running my account, taking money from me, and not doing anything for my platform. That definitely happens to a lot of girls. But, in general, with online platforms, I think that we do have a lot more control, especially if we are educating girls who are joining the industry or who are currently in it, like, “Hey, you don’t need a man to manage you and take money from you. You can do it by yourself, and there are a lot of women who can help you as well.” And guys who are performers in the industry are more honest and work ethically. But, I would say a manager or an agency isn’t really necessary. You don’t need somebody to help you make more money. I could do everything that I’m doing on my own. Bringing in a man would not make it any better.