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Yes! A new thread and another opportunity to make you all go either or , to open the eyes of some for the contradictions of someone who's not really what they seem, no matter the time-space in between. Ladies, gents, humans beings and horse lovers , here is Anna Bey in all her trash/glory.

- From the nasty Swedish reality show she participated: Paradise Hotel.

- Her days as a stripper, but she likes to soften it by saying she was a go-go dancer at a respectful nightclub in Ibiza: Amnesia (search it on YT and you'll know it's a place far from respectful).









And today she dares to teach you about elegance and pretends to be this know-it-all regarding the High-Society sphere and all things affluent. All while living not a comfortable, millionaire life but a typical middle class life. Never ever being invited to anything luxurious/exclusive/costly. Never ever proving she's indeed married, let alone tied to a millionaire, even less to a Banker. Never ever showing possessions, a house of her own, a car of her own, habilities, skills that save you when you've got no man to support you (if that's the kind of life you're looking for). Never ever showing she's a success in the networking field, attending and holding dinners, parties, meetings with lots of interesting and successful people. This woman, this Anna Bey, is a con-artist who cares about nothing but herself. A loner continuously running from her past, who makes sure to hide her real name and never shows her true colors and how dark and effed up her core is. A transactional soul who uses people for her own benefits and then discards them in a blink of an eye. That's what she's been doing with any woman out there who believes she's the sister, the mother they never had only because she "teaches" something they might never heard of, while what she "teaches" was either obtained for free in the internet or "borrowed" from other people or from the swiss finishing school she went to. She never had the plan to start her "entrepreneurship" path with School of Affluence, which awkwardly no longer exists, but with a "school" for escorts, a "career" she tried in the past and failed miserably. She is not concerned about your evolution as a woman, but about what she can negatively explore in you so you keep on giving her your money and believing she is a true guide. That's the scammer pattern. She advances in life, travelling, buying petty stuff, exploring 5 star accommodations, all the things she's been wanting since her JSB blog era, while you remain exactly where you've been since the beginning.

We're not a smear campaign as she labeled us. We're not a bunch of jealous women. We see the truth and gladly expose it.

And now, let the distracting wave come.

Welcome to the new season of Geneva Shore. The series follows the life of Aija Raty (who goes by the nickname Anna Bey for her Scam of Affluence) and her tiny circle of friends who belong to a high (on drugs) society. The action takes place in a small apartment in Geneva which Aija shares with her alleged husband Joseph (who is also known as average Joe) as well as Lina’s and Bassam’s apartments. Cast members are given access to Instagram and YouTube to post their thoughts and activities if they wish to do so. It’s full of drama, lies, hummus, trashy behaviour, water goblins, granny fashion, broken dreams and much more! Stay tuned!

Greetings from the Atelier Robuchon. The concept/design : not at all my cup of tea, but the food is exceptional.

I'm new on here. I recently found all the threads and thought many of the connections were very interesting. Still, I wanted to give Anna the benefit of the doubt: everyone has a past and I believe people can change for the better.

UNTIL, recently what happened actually confirmed all of what you guys are saying in those threads. Here goes:

Last week Anna posted a job opportunity for a graphic designer on her instagram and I applied. A few things stood out to me as odd:

1. I was shocked to see how many questions she asked in her 'survey' type of application page: it asked to answer 27 questions and that is A LOT Even an actual elite design studio or agency nevers asks anyone to do that because they don't want to waster either person's time before knowing if the candidate is a good fit.

2. The survey never asked to upload a resume

3. No informaiton on the job details itself: full time vs part time, salary ranges, etc. She asked candidates to give their own ranges, availabilities, etc.

4. Some questions asked you to go very much into deatail about her brand and answer things like: what do you think about the school of affluence brand? how would you improve the overall brand? etc.

5. She asked whether you have experience as a "thumbnail designer". I have been in the industry for a long time and There is NO such thing as a thumbnail designer. Designing thumbnails are just a part of the job.

anyway, I still didn't question anything at the time.

BUT, its been more than a week now since i applied and I never saw any traffic come on to my website (through my site analytics) which means that she never actually looked at my application.

I'm an experienced designer and I usually get responses very quickly when applying. So my only reasonning here is that she asked all these questions to get FREE advice from design professionals, which is basically stealing. And all of this is now starting to connect and make sense. Now that I look at her materials, I think she does all her design herself. In fact im starting to questions whether she has any employees as she claims or is that all a front to make women believe that she has 'a team' because that somehow elavates her brand. If she does have employees I don't believe its for her school of affluence. Weve never seen or heard from any of her 'employees'. The only time she showed 2 models and a photographer on her stories when she was building her 'course'. Which actually says that she's not opposed to showing her 'team'. But that was the only time in years that she claims she has a team. Things don't add up here....

Just wanted to contribute to the truth here.

You don't need to pay $1000 (especially during these times with the pandemic, job uncertainty etc). I have some spare time right now so I thought I would unpick the different modules she is selling in her new course to let anyone who is reading this and considering purchasing this course know that you DON'T NEED IT!
What she's teaching you ISN'T a big secret that you need to pay someone that much for to tell you.
The 'persona' she's teaching you is be gracious, polite, feminine, ladylike, well spoken, well informed about current affairs, charming, personable, easy to talk to, provide some kind of use/skill for rich people around so that they will have a reason to continue to want to interact with you (this could be a business contact, a skill, being a good listener, being a good friend etc), have basic knowledge of etiquette (which there are many youtube videos of people with elegant diplomas that can teach you). Of course these are good traits to have, but watching her videos WON'T instil these traits in you. You have to work on yourself outside of her videos. The more you read (books, news articles, journals, anything you can get your hands on), interact with others, travel, get in touch with your feminine side (watching old hollywood films e.g. anything with audrey hepburn, made for eachother - carole lombard, the baroness and the butler, mahogany - Diana Ross etc really shows what traditional femininity looks like), the more you will cultivate these skills.

She says she will go through the law of attraction technique (LOA) and after she used this technique for 30 days, she got her man that she is with today. I've got news for you: practicing exactly what Anna 'did' won't find you the man of your dreams. If you are interested in LOA and carrying this out, again you don't need Anna's course. There are HUNDREDS of videos on youtube of people talking about how they practice LOA and what they have manifested - I doubt what they say will be too different to Anna's groundbreaking knowledge.

Fashion - know your bodyshape and dress to flatter that. That's all she will tell you. She's not going to personally talk to you and give you advice to tell you what your exact body shape is and what colours will suit you. To get PERSONALISED information for YOU, you need to go to a stylist (e.g. stylemeUK) or perhaps a personal shopper. I know on Groupon (before Covid-19, anyway) you could purchase a session with a colour stylist where they would tell you about what colours work on you etc and it cost less than £50. Other places may vary. What I'm saying is though, the information about fashion in Anna's course (or for that matter any fashion video which is not talking DIRECTLY to YOU will only be giving you generalised information).

Being well groomed - this goes without saying

• well maintained hair (trimmed every couple of months, no roots, use hair masks/good shampoo/conditioner for nice looking hair)
• maintaining healthy weight - diet and exercise
• Applying makeup tastefully - you can go to department stores and the people who work at the makeup counters at the different brands are always helpful (especially if it is not busy at the time) to show you how to apply foundation, concealer, bronzer, eyebrow pencil correctly and well) alternatively you can watch youtube tutorials on your desired technique as well.
• Always making sure your clothes are ironed/steamed, trimming any loose threads, using lint roller if needs be, no stains or rips
• skincare - cleanser, moisturiser and SPF 50 (in the mornings). In the evenings ALWAYS take your makeup off (a lot of dermatologists recommend double cleansing to ensure everything has come off). If you have spots/blackheads - use Adapalene or another retinoid e.g. tretinoin every night consistently before applying moisturiser in the evenings.
  • If you're looking for any recommendations, here are some by a board certified dermatologist:
    • Cleanser:
    • Moisturiser:
    • SPF 50:
• Smell - scented moisturiser as well as perfume can be great in ensuring you always smell good - some brands have accompanying moisturisers with their shampoos. Palmer's coconut hairmask leaves hair smelling so good afterwards for the rest of the days. (I have no affiliation with Palmer's).
• Nails: always well trimmed and buffed. Great if you can apply a coat of clear nail varnish or pale pink - if you are looking for something low maintenance. Best results of course will be if you go to a nail salon

I agree with Anna, therapy is invaluable. In my opinion everyone should get therapy in an ideal world. It helps you learn so much about yourself, how you think and how to cultivate healthy thinking habits which will improve your relationships (both romantic and non-romantic). If you ever have the opportunity to take some therapy, I say take it. To my knowledge, therapy isn't being offered in this course and if anything if you have $1000 to spare I would use that for therapy rather than this course.

Dating - from reading Ginie Sayles books about dating (though she talks about dating rich men, the things she says can be applied to any man) I found really valuable information about how to carry yourself in relationships. Also like Ginie advices, the more you date the more successful you will be. Your first date right now doesn't have to be with your dream man, just get yourself out there (whether that's through dating apps, asking your friends to introduce you to someone, going to new classes, volunteering etc) the better you will become and the smoother you will be in terms of talking to men with more finesse. I've seen this countless times with women around me in real life, those that date more (note: date - this doesn't mean you need to sleep with these men at all, unless of course you want to) are more successful at it. They're more confident with dating too. I would strongly encourage anyone who hasn't read this already, to read the seduction mystique by Ginie Sayles if you haven't done so already. It really changed my mindset about men and dating, setting boundaries in dating, for the better and I have seen its positive effects first hand. (I promise I have no affiliation with Ginie Sayles)

Adopting millionnaire mindset - excellent books on amazon about this. Also some great youtube vids too (there's more of course but these are just a few)

• mindset 1:
• mindset 2:
• mindset 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMYoIUufpbc
• Books: Principles, (Ray Dalio), The 4-Hour Work Week (Tim Ferriss), Show your Work (Austin Kleon), Anything you Want (Derek Sivers)

Personal branding - Anna says that simply watching youtube videos on these topics isn't the same as hearing what she has to say as she is this expertise on elegance and has this knowledge about high society. Not true. What will you be doing when you watch her videos in her course? Basically watching the equivalent of a youtube video (which you will have paid for and as a result are more likely to listen to because you've invested more into it than simply clicking onto a free youtube video).

• Brand 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvoSvWwIU_Y
• Brand 2 (Stanford University career coach): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR3k7Ef9kJI

Elegance:

• elegant deportment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bufeL6jTsEI
• Dining etiquette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ9EHistLXY
• Guest etiquette (this time one of Anna's own youtube vids): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COpxKPM1PJQ
• Body language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmggS-BRda8
• General etiquette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPJdxJS4NQE
• Conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09EAE85AlT8
• Anna's existing youtube videos are also helpful. Tracy Hensel also does excellent vids about this topic. The modern lady - another very good channel.
• Posture: here's a pro tip - stand with your back against a wall, relax, stick your chest out, curve your back so that it is arched inwards, place your shoulders back, raise your chin slightly (also helpful in improving appearance of double chin, if you have one), now step away from the wall and continue with this exact same posture when you're walking around. This posture shouldn't change even when you're sitting down.

Social circle success

• There's no short cut with this, the key is putting yourself out there. Whether that is looking up events on eventbrite and going to them alone or with a friend, attending conferences, joining sports clubs, joining a club in a hobby you're interested in, joining facebook groups in your area or about a field you're interested in, speaking to guys in bars etc. The only way to meet new people is putting yourself out there. Heck you can even do this in the bathroom of a restaurant etc - e.g. say if you really like the dress or lipstick someone is wearing, comment on it and it could lead to a new conversation.
• There are apps which are also aimed at making friends like bumble friends - I've never tried this so can't comment on its success
• Networking - once you've met someone new, exchange details e.g. facebook friend, instagram follow, exchanging numbers, emails - this varies depending on what kind of event you met them in and what kind of network you want to make e.g. is it a friendship based one? professional? romantic? Then you can follow this up the next day and message them to solidify this contact or to stay in their radar/ arrange to meet if you had discussed this beforehand.
• Good conversation topics:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhohu71FKE
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-ibdHkz4Y
  • fail safe topics: personal interests and hobbies, travel/holidays (past and future), recent news/books you've read, your work (e.g. if you are both in the same field of work), plans for the weekend, people love it when you ask them about themselves.

I know I've rambled on, but I hope this shows everything you need to know about functioning successfully as a human adult and yes looking elegant, well groomed etc etc is out there and easily accessible without buying this course and most importantly you DON'T NEED this course! As I said previously though, I entirely agree with what Anna said about therapy - I truly believe this is so useful in your personal development and if you can get it either on your insurance/NHS or privately I would urge you to do so!

I am writing this message only for pleasure. Anna Bey has 1M fake subscribers and I have 900 true posts.
This is my 900th message on Tattle, cheers my Loves, so happy to know such beautiful and smart women around the World!

Good morning, ladies.

@OffWhite, thanks a lot for the new thread.

Regarding what is being assumed about this picture



Notice the room divider, the couch, the armchairs, the lamp, the plant, the chandelier and the frame of a painting hidden by her hair.

Now check some screenshots from some of her videos:

From "How I Got MARRIED During Lockdown!", 6 months ago:




From "School of Affluence Review - Rags To Riches Story With Brianna", 6 months ago:



From "10 Tips To Look Effortlessly Expensive & Put Together", 7 months ago.





Those were all I could find so far in her own videos. But then there's some more from either her own IG or from Geneva Shore...





On this next one, again the chandelier and the detail of the couch:



And my favorite:



I apologise, I'm doing this in a hurry, but you guys notice how the couch, the armchair, the lamp, the chandelier (that also appear in some of her videos), the room divider and the carpet are just the same. I have always thought that was Hallit's place. And that in that particular photo/cam view she was positioned in the kitchen purposely to show that stylish living-room.

One thing is for sure, "her" home or not, she does move furniture a lot!

Oh, here goes two gifts I found while searching those pics... For those who wishes to marvel themselves with her glamorous ring...





... And her vast millionaire wedding banquet.



I'm going to hell...

I've been active in equine industry for quite a long time and I would like to contribute.
An affluent lady who's been riding her whole life should probably know a few things about gear, right?


Helmet - It's Charles Owen but I'm not sure which model, it looks like 2000, which isn't suitable for riding anymore because its safety standard is outdated. Nobody is riding in such thing (you can't compete in them because organizers/judges won't let you, it's against rules in most countries) unless you are attending your first lesson and this is what's your facility has given you. The most important thing when it comes to riding helmets is replacing them once you fall off wearing it.
Jacket - is too long for riding. See how she needed to unzip it in front? Riding jackets are usually short enough or long but with zip on your back. I put here a picture of a nice riding coat/jacket.




Breeches: old, model of Cavallo. Nice brand, full seat (added material on the inside of legs that should help you "stick" to a saddle) but that full seat is made of material or suede which is so 2005. It's 2021 and when riding we mostly wear leggings with added full seat made of silicone or breeches with silicone as well. Just google for yourself Pikeur, Equestrian Stockholm or Cavalleria Toscana.

Boots: I am unable to see the brand but they weren't expensive. See picture above, at the top they don't stick to her leg. They are ill-fitted. When it comes to boots most of equestrians (professional or semi-professional) will get customize boots such as Petrie, Konig, Kingsley, Alberto Fasciani, you name it. By the way we have different types of boots: for dressage, for jumping or all-round, depends on what's your main discipline.



Here, someone has upgraded the helmet and breeches (silicone). Helmet is KEP Italia, I guess basic or really close to basic model (they can be fully customize but it costs) which I have seen on other pictures doesn't look good on her head. Overall is one of the best brands for helmets but I wouldn't take it for trail riding (the ventilation isn't as good as GPA for example).
By the way all my friends are obsessed with helmets with wide brims: Samshield Miss Shield or GPA first lady etc, they are great to shield you from sun.



How many of old cavallo breeches does she have? I might be wrong with this one because I can't see clearly.


Judging her riding: not so good at cantering huh? Elbows outside, hands too far in front of you (not having proper contact with the bit), losing balance and therefore keeping your heels too much down and toes outside, gripping with your knees. Video is specially cut this way so people who aren't riding will not see how she struggles.

leilaer said:

Did you meet Aika? She was also there yesterday.

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Gosh, seems like everybody is in the city for that! No wonder Anna is hiding from them.
I didn't meet her because I was at a hour reserved only for a group of old ladies from the Geneva society. If an Aika were there we would have noticed her . Those ladies are not exactly the Nika Mariana type
I would have loved to see an Aika or a Nika Mariana because I am curious to see what kind of men are accompanying those women. But I bet they were visiting alone. Which doesn't mean that they didn't buy a jewel.

Now, today it was a beautiful day so here is a little documentary of Bastine's life, working woman in Geneva.
Tattle ladies had a nice lunch at the Golf Club then they went for a little walk to visit their aunt in Corsier.
The second picture is dedicated especially to Anna Bey, you will understand why.
The last pictures are for our little real estate business. I have to say, distances are very short compared with Google Earth, the washing station for little boats is really next to the building. The apartement has a triple exposure : to the washing station, to the paddock of the Manège Corsier and to the terasse were she was training with Ivan. It's an apartement to live, people, not an office. The man who was with me was laughing his head off when he saw the place of the woman "acquainted with Forbes billionaires wives". ENJOY.

Guys!!! Here is the tea- Out of desperation to find out about the bag, I gave a call to the Hermes store in Capri and posed as a traveller who's interested in buying a kelly. I specifically asked if they have a kelly available in the shade 'hydra' (the one Aija showed in her instagram). The SA on the call said she doesn't have it. I told her that I called a few days ago and i was told it was available.. what if someone bought it before I could? To which she asked me to hold the line to check. She got back in a minute and said that Kelly in Hydra color hasn't been available in that store for over 5 months now.

Bastine de Beaumanoir said:

The second picture is dedicated especially to Anna Bey, you will understand why.

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I made you a little GIF present for always sending us amazing pictures.

Despite the promise made to my husband, I went yesterday in the evening, between 18h et 18h30 in front of the Audi's lounge. Surprise, surprise, the appartement was in the dark (I know exactly its location ; @indiana you were not very far from the truth), nobody was there. All the lights in the other appartements were on so I was able to see the lamps of the people and it gave confirmation about the one in the dark being Audi's lounge (you can't miss a suspended lamp like those in Audi's lounge and you can see everything from the park). Nobody lives there, ladies, a woman who doesn't work should be in the appartement at that hour. Of course it doesn't suprise me.
For information, there are no visits of a lounge after 17h, so you couldn't have clients at that hour anyway, it was normal for the appartment to be in the dark. It confirms also what I've already observed : she never got into that appartment in the evening when the lights must be on. All the pictures posted, and with the crowd too (Lina, Bassem, etc.) were taken during the day. If there is an exception it only confirms the rule.

Wait for more : before Audi's lounge I went to Audi Bank main adress : dark outside, lights inside, and the building is very approachable. And what do I see on the walls of the offices inside Audi Bank? IKEA pictures like the one she is showing with the blue abstract. Haha!

Anna Bey, stop pretending girl because my next stop is... Corsier!

Hellooo everybody
I just HAD to include salt-crusted sea bass in Geneva Shore and now it looks more like Kitchen Nightmares with Aija being the star of the show and tasting all the crap sorry, not sorry

Hi ladies!
New here but I have been following you since January (reading all of your threads). Your talk is my morning newspaper, I enjoy it every day with my coffee. I finally decided to interract, particularly for three reasons.
One : Although living in France, I work in Geneva, I am what they call here a "transfrontalier". I often have lunch at Lipp with my colleagues, or other restaurants shown by Anna, I know the city and its worth. Therefore, I might be able to complete (or to correct) what had been said about it, and to reveal (with some interesting details I hope) the reality of Anna's so-called "high-society" life. I confirm here that she was trying to stage Four Seasons rooms, ground floor lounge, and even the hall entry, for her home. Eggs (which she used as a plate to "teach" us "manners") at Four Seasons ground floor bar - not the restaurant which is more expensive- is the cheapest plate of the place, everybody can afford it, it is not a big deal, as well as all those avocado-salmon combinations (everywhere in Geneva, they are always on the "entrées" list as the cheapest ones). "filets de perche" is very common, various fishes " en croûte de sel" too. The Four Seasons terasse (I'm passing by on my way to work) would be a real show for you ladies! Anna has competitors in terms of vulgar fake blond escort wannabes waiting to be hook up. Apparently the Four Seasons resort is now known for that (see what happens in Dubai) and it is a shame because the Geneva one is really beautiful and distingushed architecturally just as well in regard to its interior design. Incidentally I don't see Anna at Beaurivage and Richemont, two of the most important hotels here, there is maybe an explanation related to the Four Seasons seen by the rich Arabian men as a waiting room for escorts. Lipp it is very affordable. It is true that you can see people of influence (in the Geneva society) who have lunch there quite often but, unfortunately for Anna, she is not able to recongnize them. Her idea of "influence" is at the opposite of the image of REAL influence here (very discrete). Same for the Russian church that has been shown as a part of her new spiritual path. It was built with Russian oligarchs money (many of them have mansions in Cologny, a place that it is unaffordable for Anna). I imagine that she is not looking there for God but for a Russian wealthy man. The problem is that the church is attended only by modest orthodox people (Romanian, Ukrainian, etc.) who are there to pray not to play. If you want further comments concerning Champel or Corsier or etc., please ask. I am affraid to be overly long for a first post. And I am sorry for my English, not as accurate as it should be.
Two : French by nationality and academic education, but born and raised in Eastern Europe, I am upset with this kind of creature who contributes to the bad image of Eastern European women : at best golddiggers, at worst prostitutes (I generalize here, of course, just to make my point).
Three : It is also very disturbing to see the nerve of this woman acting as an expert in the savoir-vivre and bonnes manières domain. My French education (parisien actually =I had the chance to know a Madam Chic as Jennifer L. Scott's ) has a heart attack every time she touches a glass or a fork. I mean this is a pure "escort for Arabian or Russian men" knowledge, it doesn't work this way in the real life where people recognize themselves as being part of the same cultured circle. That tip of taking the glass by the stem for exemple is ludicrous. It is everywhere on youtube and internet right now as part of all that jazz etiquette fancy stuff but it is a sommelier thing not something for a well-born/educated/aristocratic lady as the etiquette experts want us to belive. The sommelier is the person who serve, the Lady is the person to be served. The sommelier has a professional interest in not touching the bowl because of the finger prints or the temperature of his hand, the Lady doesn't care, it is her glass, her expensive wine, her champagne. Do you get the confusion that is prevaling today in this "good manners" world, between upstairs and downstairs ways of acting? If you have any doubts just look at the Queen and Princess Ann.
Finally I would like to make a strong statement. I still don't belive in her mariage ceremony. I think it is a fake (telling maybe to hall town people that it was for a movie, advertising, or something like that). In the best case scenario it is a PACS, now permitted in Geneva (Partenariat cantonal genevois). It means the woman is not the Lady of the manor that she wants us to belive she is, she is only a "business" partner, mainly for fiscal reasons. Taxes in Geneva are very high when you are single, "barême A" ; it was made to encourage mariages (and now Pacs) as taxes for married peoples are low, "barême B" or C. If you don't know what the PACS is, just look at the differences with a marriage and you will understand why it is important to point that out.
Glad to be with you!

I have just found a German online article about AB in what seems a reputable Swiss paper (Tages-Anzeiger) which I don’t think has been mentioned in this forum.

The journalist mentions that AB’s critics have unmasked her on social media for being a scammer, having a fake name, having previously worked as an escort, and having a middle class husband who isn’t part of high society. And that her exclusive shopping sprees and stays at hotels are fake. She adds that AB gives no comment to these accusations.

At the end, the journalist concludes that she had signed up for the 1000 dollars course but
AB put her on a waiting list, which she didn’t mind as 999 dollars would have been an overpayment.

I’m happy to see that all your efforts and contributions have an important impact!

The article is here: https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sie-zeigt-frauen-wie-man-sich-einen-millionaer-angelt-715537207295
You’ll only see a teaser and you’ll have to register (just provide an email address) to read the full article.

maria99 said:

Could you please elaborate on fine jewellery? Boucheron, opinion on Boodles, De Beers? I am on the market for a new ring or necklace, turned off Tiffany or VC&A - too trendy/common on Instagram imo

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You’ve just dragged the girls back to school because, ladies, it’s time for our Tattle free online finishing school.

Bastine’s corner.
Masterclass: Jewelry/ Haute-Joaillerie

Darlings, if you have money to spend for Haute-Joaillerie, or a man willing to pay a big sum for a piece of jewelry, there are no good or bad brands, everything could be beautiful, it depends on your taste. From what I've observed, the feminine taste follows grosso-modo two tendencies :
-women who prefer the geometrical design (based on geometrical forms)
-women (probably very romantic), who prefer vegetal motifs and volutes (the typical customer of Van Cleef&Arpels in the good old days, today they prefer Ole Lynggaard).

As I said, if today the high society prefers Cartier for watches, it doesn’t mean they don’t have Cartier jewels. But they are coming from old collections not from the new ones (Bvlgari and many others, the same case). For exemple, the Panther brooch is very frequent but the ancient model not the new one. In general, it might be interesting for you to buy an old model of Haute-Joaillerie than a new one, stones were of better quality also the artisanal manufacture is incomparable. Have a look in your local antique shop or follow the auctions in your town because, due to the large number of items, you can buy directly a jewel at a fixed price, without attending the auction. Always inform yourself about the historical collections (read the ancient catalogues), you’ll understand better how less glamour everything is today.
New jewels no longer have a real resale value, only the stones have. Of course there are exceptions but I shall never advice you to put the price of an appartment in a jewel, just in case, one day…
So here some tips from Bastine to see more clearly in the world of the jewelry.

First of all
If you want Him (or the seller) to drop dead of admiration, learn the international language of jewelry which is…. surprise, surprise, French.

Second of all
In life, you don’t really need to have jewels except for :

-pearls, yeah, yeah, yeah pearls ! (earrings + necklace) : only the pearls, without any other motif or metal in it ; little pearls don’t age you. What is ageing you is the lenght of the necklace (go for the ras-de-cou, 40-42cm, not for the princesse, 45-50cm ; other lenghts are the sautoir, 70cm and the Coco, more than 1m)

-a pair of earrings with round little diamonds (the brilliant cut)

-a brooch (you don’t see why now, trust me you will see it in the future)

-the wedding band

-optional : a pair of simple gold earrings

For the rest, it’s according with your own fantasy and your own needs.

Why little Pearls and little diamonds on the ears ? Because they have specific properties related to the reflection of the light so they bring light & life to your face. This is the reason why Coco Chanel was wearing her long necklaces combining real and fake pearls. She used to say that after 35 years à woman needs a source of additional light to enhance her figure. She is right.

In the domain of jewelry reigns the same rule as when it comes to clothing : « dress appropriately » becomes « wear jewels appropriately ». A little parenthesis : dress appropriately it’s not so much « dress according to your size » or « go to the tailor to fit your clothes » (it’s a little more than that, maybe a theme for another Masterclass in the future).

« Wear jewels appropriately » is for exemple :

- when to wear your big diamonds, big jewels (after 16h – but the little earrings you can wear it whenever you want) ; know what your life is before buying big stuff, if you don’t go to the opera premières, galas, balls, etc. you don’t need to spend your money on jewelry.

-what to wear (never an Opal when you are in the presence of French traders -they consider it bad luck for the business ; never a Jade with Asians – Jade is good luck for… Asians, only).

-know and accept the shape of your fingers : rings, especially some models, are not for everyone ; the only shape which compliments every finger without making a sausage from it, is the high classical claw setting (serti griffes), especially the emerald/poire/marquise cut.
Etc, etc, etc.

Regardless of your interest in jewelry, there are things to know, because at least once in a lifetime you will be confronted with the necessity to buy something. As far as it concerns women in the high society, they are true experts of the following categories. You can elaborate afterwards with your own research on Internet.

1.Precious metals : silver (don’t wear silver if you take medication, it becomes black) ; gold (don’t be fool by the actual trade which is trying to sell the 9k and the 14k ; jewels must be in 18k or, very rare nowadays, 22k ; pure gold is 24k) ; platinium (very rare, very hard to work, very expensive).

Jewels in white gold are splendid but the maintenance is expensive in the long run (when the brilliance fades the jewel needs a layer of rhodium, expensive). Know what an alliage means.

Know how to recognize a specific mesh of a bracelet : polonaise, fer à cheval, forçat, grain-de-café, américaine, jaseron, torsade, etc.

2. Stones : I can’t detail everything, I am only giving you some useful or unknown indications. It is very important to know the name of the shapes (attention, the name may vary in your country) : brilliant cut, emerald cut, poire, cœur, marquise, etc ; know how to identify the parts of a cut (facette, culasse, couronne, etc.). A very facetted stone is a very brilliant stone.

Diamond : you need to understand the 4C (carat, cut, clarity, colour)
-you may be disappointing but the diamond is no longer an exclusive and rare stone, actually it was demonetized since 2010 when DeBeers, who used to have an exclusive monopoly on the diamond market, left the boat. Today the trade is very democratized (that’s why you see all those Insta girls with big diamonds) and the resale value of the diamond dropped dramatically.

Saphire : the most exquisite and expensive one is the Ceylan Saphire. Today the mines are empty, there are no more Ceylan saphires extracted so if you want to have one it’s only on the antique market or in some very important jewelry. The stone has a particularity : its inclusion (impurity) which has the shape of a butterfly wing. This is an investment piece but very hard to find.

Ruby : the most wanted is the sang de pigeon ("pigeon blood" or "pigeon heart" in some countries). Often people buy the spinelle thinking is a ruby.

Emerald : the most wanted, the Colombian one, has a very deep green colour. The emerald is very fragile (7 on the Mohs scale – learn the Mohs scale for precious stones), it can’t be cut with many facettes, that’s why the emerald cut exists. It may have a lot of inclusions (impurities) but don’t be affraid to buy a less clear stone because what is exactly the impurity ? It’s a comeback in time, it’s a witness of the ancient time of the mineral growth, which could go back to millions of years, it could be a dust from that Time, an air bubble, a drop of water captured by the mineral in its growth.

Aquamarine : what you need to know is that the stone is almost depleted, so it was substituted by jewellers with the azure topaz which is not a real stone. I mean, it’s a real topaz, but the azure topazes are very rare so the azure topaz you can see in jewelry stores are yellowish topazes which were radiated in order to obtain to azure nuance. Don’t worry, no harm for your health, it's a very soft atomic radiation.

Amethyst : the stone for Wicca girls . Why ???? Since the begining of Time, amethyst was always associated with the power of communication with the Divin. That’s why the rings of the Pope and of the Bishops are in amethyst (more precisely were in amethyst before the council Vatican II , 1962). It comes from ancient Roman traditions and beliefs. But here is the funny thing. Amethyst is actually a Beryl which is the main mineral composing our actual wireless communication instruments like Internet for exemple which is the quintessential of the divine communication, isn't it? There must be some true in our old traditions…

There are many, many, many stones outhere, with very interesting properties but I shall finish with my favorite one : the Tourmaline, extraordinary in all its nuances !

3. Assemblages = les sertissages ; know how to recognize them : serti griffes, serti clos, pavage, serti rail, serti barrette, etc. The safest for your stone : the serti griffes.

4. Fakes : this is a very large category especially because nowadays they can make synthetic precious stones. The fake diamond it’s the easyest one to spot but for the saphire, ruby and emerald there are some nasty fakes called doublons composed by a real couronne and a fake/other stone culasse. If the stone is sertie in a jewel, you can’t see it, only a trained eye can detect it.

My dear @maria99 I am not sure I've been of big help. But I hope you had some answers. Ask me if you want to know other specific details.

Recreation for everybody!

Hello elegant ladiiiez. Long time lurker, first time posting here.

Youtube recommended me an Anna's video in January 2021 and after a few months I landed on Tattle

I little introduction. I am from South America, from a low-class family, classic third world country life. I was completely broken when I was 18. I had a few opportunities of being an "Escort" but I declined them. I will share my experience and thoughts as I know that I was exactly Anna's target...

I believe that the tricky part of Anna's content is that some of her advice is legit, for example, when she says to look up to good quality materials and pick up your correct size, steam your clothes and so on. She also speaks confidently, as if she was an old money trust fund woman.

On the other hand, some of her advice is just terrible and will generate the opposite effect if you are trying to "fit in" in certain circles.

My own personal experience from going from completely broke to upper-middle class is quite the opposite in terms of silly material items and brands.
It's funny because probably a lot of us are in better position than Anna herself but we wouldn't define ourselves as "Elegant" or "Rich" because we actually met face to face a lot of old money people or entrepeneurs and it would be stupid to think that just because you bought a certain brand (Hermesa vibes) now you are automatically into that circle.

Now I am living in the UK, pretty comfortable lifestyle, married, pretty much happy with myself I understand that for girls from vulnerable positions, thinking that buying a few brand-items and this scammy course could help you. Dreaming about "that man" that will sugar daddy you. The truth is... no, it will not.

Some observations for girls that just woke up from the Anna scam. The clues are there. Even if for you Anna's behaviour is not weird at all, let me tell you... yes, it is. She has a suspicious way of living in general. I will explain this as if it's your first time digging the Anna Bey scam, as there are a few new members and let me tell you, I've been there. I've been that silly third world country young girl.

Let's begin.

• Booking an hotel for 1 or 2 days - only makes sense if you are travelling for Business and meeting with clients a day or two. For holidays, I would say that you stay there at least 5 days - 7 days so you can actually go to Museums, explore local places and so on. Anna's way of travelling is just weird and doesn't make sense. It seems like she cannot afford 2 weeks at an All Inclusive chilling as many of us actually do when we book holidays.
  
  
• Cheap fillers / cheap hair extensions . Any good hairdresser will recommend you to change them and even give your scalp a rest. A good Esthetician tells you when it's time to change the treatment's approach. She has picked some dodgy professionals and doesn't have any good friend to tell her, hey, you need some help here. Her face and hair don't look healthy at all. No woman at my neighbour would go out like that. Can't imagine how rejected she may fell in Geneve.
  
  
• Recording at Boutiques: some influencers do so but they are friends with some salesperson and they have already spent a few thousands there. Anna's way of going to random luxury boutiques and recording everything for the gram, without buying anything, it's just disrespectful. Tacky.
  
  
• Going to Restaurants and ordering the cheapest thing on the Menu for the Gram . Well. It's just embarrassing. She books a restaurant, goes there with her "Hermès" bag and orders the cheapest thing on the menu and then proceeds to spend the rest of her money on 2 or 3 drinks. Not elegant. Does she leaves a tip at all?
  
  
• She's never at exclusive places. Some of you probaby think "but she is always travelling to luxurious places!". Here's the thing. She' always at places that anyone could book. Once you are in certain circles, as Anna proclaims to be, you have memberships, clubs, summer houses, exclusive events or even just small places that are open to everyone but just "people who are in the known" go there. She has no idea and in her brain she thinks that Polo is elegant and that's pretty much it.
  
  
• She has silly videos as "Champagne Mistakes". She doesn't mention the only thing that affluent people or anyone into bartender culture and cellars care about: quality brands and saving them on their personal collections for special occasions. She repeats the same type of mistakes all the time. She thinks that the Etiquette she learnt from a book or random PDF is enough but it isn't. Some affluent people will not care about your etiquette but if they mention "I just opened a Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2005" and your face is like "whatever", you are just not understanding the value of that gesture. This is only 1 example of the many her videos have.
  
  
• Woman of the elite, they are involved on charity work and organizing soirees. Have you seen Anna talking about it or involved? Is she part of any board?
  
  
• Oversharing on Social Media is not elegant - just don't.
  I believe that many Anna's students never had the opportunity to book a fancy hotel.
  The reality of it is that recording the lobby (?), taking pictures of other people without their permission, taking pics in the front door of someone else's flat, it just screams ... inappropriate.
  Don't let me start about sharing things like where is the security locker, Menu's prices or the bathroom... wow. It would only make sense if you are a Travel Influencer, which Anna is not.
  
  

Besides her weird behaviour, she never mentions advice that I think is really important.

- Educate yourself - the most important thing. Anna doesn't mention this and I don't think she is even aware of how cringy she may be herself.

I recall when I was 18-19 years old, I had dinner with some "affluent" people. I realised I had no idea what they were talking about. There were no conversation topics that I could fit in. I was already meeting new social circles but my Secondary School education (High School) was super lame in comparison with the avarage upper-class education. You could be head to toe dressed up on Hermesa and don't fit in. That's the hardest truth to accept here. They will ask you very specific questions about you and once you answered as a naive uneducated girl/woman, that's pretty much it. Or you will try to join the conversation saying something stupid and you'll find yourself out of there feeling the worst cringe ever.

- Be original, be yourself. I realised that having my own weird hobbies is well appreciated everywhere. Someone here mentioned Grimes and how she's dating Elon Musk. That's the perfect example. No one will judge you if you are into weird music or alternative art. In my experience, I've been going to private galleries, shows, DJ's cabins and such for a while now, the type of "only with invitation" ones.

You'll be amazed by how many "Affluent" people will be there, enjoying themselves, just having a great time with the art experience. Yes, you'll find some extremely wealthy people, trust fund guys and girls with glam outfits, but they are there having a good time and they don't give a shit about your elegance or if you are wearing x,y,z brands. Again, if you can join and have a conversation, there's where you'll shine if you have something interesting to say.


- About brands and quality. In third world countries, where many Anna's students are from, you'll find different definitions of elegance and which brands are respected and weared there it's quite specific.

You have a lot of local brands that have such an amazing quality. For example, in South America you can find Peru's amazing fabrics and Argentinian leather for a really good price. Trading that for a preloved item of certain brand is just stupid.

I met a woman in the Patagonia while travelling, she and her husband are really wealthy entrepreneurs. Went to their place, a high end countryside ranch. They received me in the most educated way. She was wearing a Rolex (real one, not the IG Inflenzars dumps) with a really simple outfit from local Argentinian brands as Cardon. I have multiple anecdotes like this one.

What's the story here? That you need to research good quality local brands. Following my example, it would be an embarrasment to arrive there with an expensive look or just overdressed, when the hosts are chilling in the most basic outfit themselves. They key elements here are that they wear good quality local pieces and a goddamned Rolex. Elengance doesn't mean overdressed and elegance doesn't mean head to toe Hermés neither.

Anna wears the most uncomfortable outfits all the time. NO ONE is wearing outfits like that while on holidays or having a chill dinner with friends. Her advice is just pointless.

- Don't buy fakes. - That's it. Just don't.- Sadly, Influencers know that 99% of their followers can't tell . But Anna is selling you that she is affluent and that she can go with those bags to "affluent circles". It's embarrasing. Just go find a local high quality brand or even buy a MK or Coach bag. If it's clean, in good condition and goes well with your outfit, so be it. Wearing a fake speaks about you and your values. Imagine having a fake Hermès and someone asks you in which store did you buy it and who's your salesperson.
Another Anna's mistake is that as she doesn't buy "anything" but fake Hermesa, sometimes she wears a colorful bag that doesn't make sense with her outfit.

- Her advice about men is useless- It's just 2+2 = 4 at this point. Just imagine, even following her logic.
If you are going to a date with a millionaire or some trust fund guy, you will be arriving with your fake bag or with a bag that you just had to got debt to buy, with your elegant look or whatever. You will feel ashamed of your car. Then, he starts a conversation and you have no idea what he's talking about, is just too far from your own experience. You look at the Menu and you don't even know what to order, he suggests some wine, you just have no idea.
It just doesn't matter how many videos about Polo, Yachts and elegance have you seen or if you know the Etiquette now. The "fake it till you make it advice" doesn't work. You should go to my Advice Number 1, Educate yourself. Be interesting and educated. The Hermès bag can come later.

Do you see the errors here? Following Anna's logic here, the "Plain Jane" girl will have more chances than you if she is able to follow a nice conversation, if she is funny enough and just have an avarage good healthy looking, which, by the way, Anna doesn't have neither. All those cheap fillers are taking a toll in her face. Don't do that.



Sorry about the long post, just throwing this here. I wonder if Anna is taking notes to update her content.

Yesterday in the evening I was invited at the Sothesby's exhibition before the auction sale (which will take place in Geneva next week) of some impressive jewels coming from an historical Russian collection (it was imposible to take pictures for my Tattle ladies but you were all in my mind). Coming out of the Mandarin Hotel where the exhibition took place, I was struck by the numbers of posters communicating about the luxury exhibitions currently visible in Geneva (Christie's, Sothesby's, Palexpo, Art Galleries, etc.). And suddenly I understood why she is hidding herself this week on the pretext of a trip to Netherlands (which probably took place before). This is the "LUXURY WEEK" in Geneva, when everybody affluent come to the city to be seen and to buy expensive items!

A disillusioned SOA student here who would like to share my story:
I joined the main Jetset Babe FB group when I was 20. I was a student at elite universities with a lot of very rich upper class students but am myself from a an average 'plain Jane' background. I Ionged to be an insider, not an outsider looking in. Over the years, I became 'sucked in' to the glamorous online world Anna seemed to be part of. I was a broke student with cheap clothes, academically smart but innocent in sexual/worldly experience. To me Anna represented a world of sophisticated 'womanhood' I wanted to be part of. I came to feel that although I am educated, I didn't want to work long hours in job I wasn't passionate about for money. Anna's approach seemed to be my solution, and I excitedly bought her first course (I think it was only like €200 at first release, and with an option to split payments in two, which I did).

For about a year after this I was so excited to be part of the SOA group and made hundreds of pages of notes. I felt like Anna had inducted me into this world where everything was glamorous and easy. I remember thinking, I've found a shortcut, I just need to rely on my looks to get ahead in life! I saw her as my big sister. She spoke a lot about how she was driven to empower and help women and I do think at the beginning this was perhaps true, but she became corrupted once she had a taste of money. Eventually though, I began to question her. It was only a matter of time as I matured psychologically and in life experience. Plus, I had outsider but at least some insight into how the truly upper class live through my universities. I came to think it was odd that I was taking my life advice from a woman a decade older than me who was much less educated than me, and that I truly couldn't know whether she was happy, or liked, or had real friends or real love. Plus, the upper class, rich female students I knew dressed nothing like Anna as they had nothing to prove. They'd wear designer bags but with jeans and trainers.

It struck me as especially odd that she said she'd done many years of therapy yet is happy to encourage young women to go into environments where they may be used, sexually exploited, experience trauma etc. She herself has acknowledged how damaging the JSB world could be. The last straw came with the Pink Pill situation, and the insane pricing of her second course during the pandemic. I came to feel Anna is not motivated by helping women but by her own greed; that she exploits female vulnerabilities and trust and she is a user. Eventually I found this forum.

Today I am totally disillusioned with Anna. I've realised how dangerous it is to place so much blind trust into a total stranger. One thing I wish for this forum though is that you try to be empathetic to women like me scammed by Anna. Yes some of them are older and should know better but a lot are young and naive like me, with little world experience. When there are women in their 30s, 40s, 50s etc who blindly follow her I definitely think they have less of an excuse, but they are probably psychologically young. New Rose Glow is a good example- she has the psychological energy of a little girl.

Anyway that's my story, feel free to ask me any questions. It's a relief to be part of this forum and see how I've grown up and lost my naivety since those early days.