Anna Bey #12 School of Affluence Reviews

[fashionistaddict]

Well it wouldn't make much sense for her mother to get married and keep another man's name would it? Also, it's very common in many countries for the step parent to adopt the children and give them their name, especially when there is an absent or non existent father.

Sorry perhaps I didn't make it clear, I tried to write the two options that I thought could explain why she has a Swedish last name.
What I meant with remarried in Sweden is that perhaps she was married in Letonia and then found a Swedish men that she married later and therefore adopted his last name, also he might have adopted Anna and that will explain why she has that last name.

I still find extremely weird how little Anna talks about her past and her family, I understand she wants to keep it private (mostly so people can't dig up her past ) but she is constantly contradicting herself.
It makes me compare her with Valeria Lipovetsky ( she is married with a man that is 20 years older than her but does live a luxurious life style ) she comes from a humble background but does share it. She even filmed the first time she met her biological father back in Russia.
How bad can It be to literally erase her whole childhood )

 

[SaltyCaramelTart]

I confirm that the pdf of colour samples are very strange and now I know why. They were pictures of physical colour pages. The module on colours and body shape was substantially different from the quality of the content of other modules. Now again I know why. She was reselling a cheap version of colour me beautiful:/

yes please, add the PDF on the drive. I would be immensely grateful

She'd taken pictures of the pictures? As in scanna bey or as in scamma bey can't afford a scanner?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Sorry perhaps I didn't make it clear, I tried to write the two options that I thought could explain why she has a Swedish last name.
What I meant with remarried in Sweden is that perhaps she was married in Letonia and then found a Swedish men that she married later and therefore adopted his last name, also he might have adopted Anna and that will explain why she has that last name.

I still find extremely weird how little Anna talks about her past and her family, I understand she wants to keep it private (mostly so people can't dig up her past ) but she is constantly contradicting herself.
It makes me compare her with Valeria Lipovetsky ( she is married with a man that is 20 years older than her but does live a luxurious life style ) she comes from a humble background but does share it. She even filmed the first time she met her biological father back in Russia.
How bad can It be to literally erase her whole childhood )

She has a Finnish last name. It’s possible the stepdad is Finnish but lives in Sweden and she does not know her real father because her mother hasn’t shared many details.

 

[SaltyCaramelTart]

I so agree with that. I am more into d&g and Chanel. I know Birkin is more of a status thing to people but .... I found it ugly. I have a personal style and I am known to be a little bit flamboyant. not brands wise. I do not put on a full branded outfit, not my style. think @Fox in instagram. I love her style and it inspires me. I could wear a 50$ dress and most people think it is ten times or more its value. I really do not like the Birkin style. I tried so hard as many women I know adore it but..... I loathe it with a passion. it is very unfashionable to me. sorry if I offended you ladies but I really wanted to say it and cannot think of uttering this words in my circle. I would offend half of my beloved ladies as they really prize this bags. yes my circle tends towards newer money.

sorry for any misused words. my first language is French

Bienvenue !

Si vous n'aviez pas dit, j'aurais crû que vous étiez anglaise. Maintenant c'est moi qui vous donne mes excuses pour ces petites phrases plein de bêtises

For the benefit of us all, I will respond in English. I tend to agree. I do quite like some Birkins (Ca$$ie Thorpe's bamboo-coloured Birkin 30 springs to mind because she obviously loves that bag), but I don't like the status thing about it. The people who love Hermes for the style rather than the status tend to style their bags in a more creative and relatable way, whereas too many would-be JSBs look dated. I also think it's gotten to the point where the status symbol actually cheapens the brand. Does it feel like that for anyone else? Just the aesthetic of an expensive escort with her Birkin (possibly a payment for her service) and sables looking dated and stiff feels incredibly jarring and passé.

Anyone wishes to inbox me to send links to provide gdrive stuff pls reach me here
I think the messages with my email are not allowed

@cherry cherry @marsela1

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[CherryBerry25]

I don't mind adding the material I have onto the gdrive.

Also this just crossed my mind, aija took her image consultant course at color me beautiful and in her sotew course she provides a colour sheet. If I understand correctly, color me beautiful runs as a franchise and the image consultants have to buy the material from color me beautiful and provide the services they advertise on their website. She is creating a digital copy of color me beautiful products and distributing on her course. Color me beautiful only make physical colour pages. It seems like aija is doing a little bit of copyright infringement

This topic of Copyright infringement makes me livid. She deserves to be sued. She has no respect for people that take the time to create their own content. It’s only a matter of time before she’ll have to pay.

 

[white_cat]

Sorry perhaps I didn't make it clear, I tried to write the two options that I thought could explain why she has a Swedish last name.
What I meant with remarried in Sweden is that perhaps she was married in Letonia and then found a Swedish men that she married later and therefore adopted his last name, also he might have adopted Anna and that will explain why she has that last name.

I still find extremely weird how little Anna talks about her past and her family, I understand she wants to keep it private (mostly so people can't dig up her past ) but she is constantly contradicting herself.
It makes me compare her with Valeria Lipovetsky ( she is married with a man that is 20 years older than her but does live a luxurious life style ) she comes from a humble background but does share it. She even filmed the first time she met her biological father back in Russia.
How bad can It be to literally erase her whole childhood )

I am from EE country, I find it very common for women to keep their husband's surname after a divorce if they have kid(s). I actually have an aunt who divorced when their two kids were small. They all kept the surname even though the father wasn't staying in touch (I was a baby at the time, don't know any details). So if Aija says her father is Finish and Raty is a finish surname, I don't see anything weird with that.

 

[vikka]

Bienvenue !

Si vous n'aviez pas dit, j'aurais crû que vous étiez anglaise. Maintenant c'est moi qui vous donne mes excuses pour ces petites phrases plein de bêtises

For the benefit of us all, I will respond in English. I tend to agree. I do quite like some Birkins (Ca$$ie Thorpe's bamboo-coloured Birkin 30 springs to mind because she obviously loves that bag), but I don't like the status thing about it. The people who love Hermes for the style rather than the status tend to style their bags in a more creative and relatable way, whereas too many would-be JSBs look dated. I also think it's gotten to the point where the status symbol actually cheapens the brand. Does it feel like that for anyone else? Just the aesthetic of an expensive escort with her Birkin (possibly a payment for her service) and sables looking dated and stiff feels incredibly jarring and passé.


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Same! To me as well it cheapens the brand and with something so recognizable I feel like I have a target on my back (be that for thieves, gold diggers (a woman who wants to befriend you for money or a guy who wants to fleece you), jealous btches etc etc).

Anything that becomes a status symbol and is then carried around as trophy loses its touch to me.
When on top of that it's so recognizable that I have to plan in advance (e.g. not be seen with it in certain parts of the city/country/event etc.), be wary of strangers as I'm carrying an ad relying that I have money (or "money" (y'know, fur coat no knickers style)) it just becomes a burden and cumbersome in every sense.

 

[CherryBerry25]

Hello everyone! I've been following this thread for a while, I wanted to make my first post around 2 threads ago but I never got to it. I'm currently procrastinating on my uni work so I figured it's a good time to introduce myself here (excuse my English, it's a little rusty these days)
I wanted to share my story on how I got to know Anna Scamma and how I ended up here, it might be long! I feel like it's similar to a lot of stories shared here recently but I think it's a good thing as it only shows that Anna's scam empire is failing.

So her videos were recommended to me on youtube around 1,5 years ago. I started watching them out of curiosity and my first impression of her was rather bad. I warmed up to her a little after a while, but I always had some suspicions about her (I'll tell more about it later).

Also - I immediately knew she was Russian. I'm Eastern European myself and believe me, we recognize each other.

I think I could relate a little to her since I (accidentally) experienced "social climbing" myself when I moved from my small hometown to the capital city of my country in order pursue studies. I started hanging out in all the hot party spots and meeting people who definitely had more money than me, as my background is rather modest (although unlike Anna, I'm not bitter about it and I'm extremely thankful for my family who always made sure I don't have to worry about money during my studies. I have an expensive taste and high expectations of life lol and managed to have a satisfying life during that time even though I don't own a Chanel flap bag ). I guess she made me believe that my goals are achievable and that my life can "upgrade" even more. I have to note that I made some great affluent friends but I had a really bad taste in men and somehow managed to date dusty crusty men exclusively for a few years (thankfully this phase is over). So of course Anna's message of bagging a man who would take care of me just because I'm pretty and elegant seemed appealing to me. And I have to admit, I never was and I'm still not a fan of the 50/50 model of relationship. I NEVER EVER considered buying her course - I always thought it's a waste of money - but I watched her videos regularly and followed her on instagram.

I listened to a few episodes of her miserable podcast at the beginning (I need to listen to something when I clean the house or do my nails and I figured it can do). And that's how I ended up on tattle! Because I listened to it, one day Spotify recommended me a podcast called Anna Bey is a scam/School of Affluence is a scam (I don't remember exactly and can't find it anymore - it might've been deleted since then) with just one short episode and a link to a tattle thread in the description. Btw, if the person who posted that podcast is here - THANK YOU!

So here are my suspicions and things that never felt right to me while I was following her:

- simply the existence of her youtube channel lol. I wondered since the beginning, what does her rich partner think of her teachings? And if she really is affluent and up in the high society, how does she justify her "job" when she meets other people? Now it's clear - she doesn't meet anyone lol. Also I feel like she once said that you are not supposed to ask people about their profession as it's not elegant, well it's obvious why she says that.

- if her man spoils her so much, why doesn't she show it? Why doesn't she show him? I never bought the "privacy" bullshit, she could've posted him without showing his face. She's obviously the type that WOULD and DOES show off whenever she can.

- the fact that she often mentioned cheap, DIY treatments such as doing her own nails, shaving her legs with a disposable razor (!) etc. I didn't understand why she doesn't go to a professional.

- her botched face (I actually think she looked quite nice at the beginning of her youtube career, but she looks worse every month!)

- the frequent rebranding - I feel like at the beginning she went straight for the controversial gold digger teacher persona to attract views, then she became a "matchmaker", elegancy guru, nature lover and whatever else she claimed to be.

- her contradicting her teachings all the time. Honestly her silver dress was the last straw for me lol. I unfollowed her on insta right after she posted it, she looked ridiculous.

- her (lack of) work ethics, for example never uploading her podcast on time etc.

- her podcast/recent videos having no substance whatsoever (I do think her videos back in the day were at least a little informative but now she literally talks about nothing)

- her "detox retreat", GIRL, WHY?

- travelling during the pandemic because "she already had covid"

And that's just a few things I thought of on the spot, I'm sure there's more.

I know it's old news already but since it's my first time posting I must use the opportunity to comment on her wedding dress What was her thought process behind choosing that thing? That's literally an outfit for a widow who found love again at the age of 80 and decided to get married to her new boo. It only shows that her man doesn't care for her and she has no friends to give her a piece of good advice.

Welcome! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. It helps people see that we’re not an “organized smear campaign” as she likes to label us, but actual people that were genuinely following her at some point.

It’s interesting how a lot of the same stuff stands out to all of us as red flags. Yet, Raty refuses to take responsibility for any of it.. and be honest with her followers for once!! It’s too late now anyway as she’s put herself so far up on a fake pedestal that she’s essentially dug her own grave.

That "food table" broke my heart. Any Arab/Middle Eastern mother would be ashamed of having the neighbor over for breakfast with that little and unglamorous-looking food.

What is it? Store-bought dried fruit, hummus, and crackers just out of a plastic wrap? Really? At the high society wedding party of a Middle Eastern man?

If Middle Easterners genuinely couldn't celebrate with a big party and families, they'd at least go wild and lavish with whatever little they could do at home with food, decoration, clothes, etc. Especially such superficial people like Aija and her crowd who are all about looks and aesthetics.

There's something really fishy about this marriage and wedding ordeal.

I know what you mean. I think we all felt 2nd hand embarrassment for her.

It’s clear that she’s in a position where she has to take the scraps they serve her. I mean, what’s the other explanation??

It says a lot about her personal boundaries & standards too that she’d put up with people that are only willing to give her the bare minimum.

 

[J.Tarac]

Same! To me as well it cheapens the brand and with something so recognizable I feel like I have a target on my back (be that for thieves, gold diggers (a woman who wants to befriend you for money or a guy who wants to fleece you), jealous btches etc etc).

Anything that becomes a status symbol and is then carried around as trophy loses its touch to me.
When on top of that it's so recognizable that I have to plan in advance (e.g. not be seen with it in certain parts of the city/country/event etc.), be wary of strangers as I'm carrying an ad relying that I have money (or "money" (y'know, fur coat no knickers style)) it just becomes a burden and cumbersome in every sense.

It's not only with Hermès pearls. Some time ago one friend of mine got a Fendi Peekaboo stolen from inside her car. We all know it's best to not leave belongings inside a car doesn't matter where you are. To make it worse, the pretty little thing used to take it to the gym and guess what? The whole thing happened at the gym's parking lot.

There are things that can be avoided if you use some common sense precautions. Reminds me of one and the only valuable thing in my opinion that Miss Anna Vague has said so far in one of her materials (I believe in the "book"), that you shouldn't go nightclubbing with a designer purse because in the heat of the moment it might get stolen.

 

[lorilinda5400]

Bienvenue !

Si vous n'aviez pas dit, j'aurais crû que vous étiez anglaise. Maintenant c'est moi qui vous donne mes excuses pour ces petites phrases plein de bêtises

For the benefit of us all, I will respond in English. I tend to agree. I do quite like some Birkins (Ca$$ie Thorpe's bamboo-coloured Birkin 30 springs to mind because she obviously loves that bag), but I don't like the status thing about it. The people who love Hermes for the style rather than the status tend to style their bags in a more creative and relatable way, whereas too many would-be JSBs look dated. I also think it's gotten to the point where the status symbol actually cheapens the brand. Does it feel like that for anyone else? Just the aesthetic of an expensive escort with her Birkin (possibly a payment for her service) and sables looking dated and stiff feels incredibly jarring and passé.


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Merci beaucoup pour votre accueil. Mon clavier est en anglais donc c' est un peu difficile d écrire le français par ce que nous avons beaucoup de juxtaposition donc l' anglais ne fais pas usage. votre français est très bon. C' est fantastique. C' est très difficile de rencontrer un anglais qui connaît comment utiliser les accents et sais que dans certains mois français u et e s'écrivent avec un accent. Je loge présentement aux etas unis dans l' état de la Georgie pour mes etudes. Enchanter de faire votre connaissance.


Right. Some ladies love the style and buy all sort of cute accessories and play around with it. However, most people I know initialize purchase it as a status symbol and it is used as a '' look I got a Hermes. I made it". I beg to differ in a monetary view , it being associated with status and its "inaccessibility "( which is stupid because every luxury reseller have it and some people buy new just to resale it a few thousand higher), increase its value . At least from what I know . My issue is that the bag remind of the 50s headmistresses bag and as a fashionista or somebody that love fashion...... I really hate it. I tried every angle to love it since it is popular in my circle. small, medium, large, different colors. I do not find it attractive. honestly, If I ever purchase one is because I have been pressured to or because everyone has it . let me just get one and get over with it. This is coming from a girl that like to color coordinate and would wear yellow from head to toe with a matching yellow bag without caring about the people that stop to stare at me and has every bag in each color for every outfit. Anyway, let not my opinion discourage anyone, to each its own. Ladies, it truly feels good to say out loud what I have been thinking for years.

 

[CherryBerry25]

SELF DOUBT is the name of the game and apparently Anna’s team weapon of choice. Quite sad.

Hopefully this girl googles SOA reviews and finds the real reason why her intuition told her not to purchase the course.

 

[Flowerbomb87]

Lina rubs me the wrong way, always showcasing her designer accessories with “freepalestine” written on them. Like she would know what thousands of Palestinians are going through every day. witch, sell you Chanels and Diors and donate that money to Palestinian charities.

She can have plenty of luxury bag, do whatever she wants with them AND at the same time donate. I personally don’t show case as much my luxury bag collection and I don’t show case either when I donate so we can’t really talk about that on her case. You can donate to charity and buy whatever you want for yourself too. Donating isn’t onky valid only when you tell other or don’t buy yourself things. Let’s just not go fall off topic and focus on arija. I personally don’t mind show off people, people should do whatever they want. The only thing that upset me are liars and I don’t think Lina lie on her lifestyle, unlike Anna lol
im not an Art on bag either (even if I support the Palestinian cause), the worst are the Hermes ones lmaoo but again, it’s her bag so she can do whatever, as long as it makes her happy we shouldn’t care about it.

SELF DOUBT is the name of the game and apparently Anna’s team weapon of choice. Quite sad.

Hopefully this girl googles SOA reviews and finds the real reason why her intuition told her not to purchase the course.


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I’m sorry but Maria’s comment screams manipulation at this point people are very naive it’s ridiculous and sad at the same time. Tf

 

[lorilinda5400]

It's not only with Hermès pearls. Some time ago one friend of mine got a Fendi Peekaboo stolen from inside her car. We all know it's best to not leave belongings inside a car doesn't matter where you are. To make it worse, the pretty little thing used to take it to the gym and guess what? The whole thing happened at the gym's parking lot.

There are things that can be avoided if you use some common sense precautions. Reminds me of one and the only valuable thing in my opinion that Miss Anna Vague has said so far in one of her materials (I believe in the "book"), that you shouldn't go nightclubbing with a designer purse because in the heat of the moment it might get stolen.

I can second that. I went to a grocery stores and dressed quite casual but there was this man looking at my bag and I was curious . I figured he kept trying to see my bag brand. I just ran out of the store and left. I found out no matter how casual and unassuming you are, there is always someone that knows and to look out for

 

[AijaStopScamming]

Anna's course materials are a hoot! From here course she says "EssentialDining Etiquette: Like here, we have a wine glass. The water goblin is there for standing on the right side of the wine glass or the other glasses. Sometimes you have multiple wine glasses" Water Goblin! I'm dying LOL!

Imagine someone took Anna Scamma's course and had tea with the Queen.... "Pardon me your Excellency, where can I find my water Goblin. Where is the little monster hiding? Under your table?" Imagine the Queen's reaction?! I'm dying. This is why it's not smart to spend $1000 dollars on this "like here.. ummm water goblin" tit.

This course is a joke! To pay $1000 to learn about water goblins? Water Goblins? LMAO..... I have never laughed so hard in my life reading Anna Bey's course materials!

 

[CherryBerry25]

Anna's course materials are a hoot! From here course she says "EssentialDining Etiquette: Like here, we have a wine glass. The water goblin is there for standing on the right side of the wine glass or the other glasses. Sometimes you have multiple wine glasses" Water Goblin! I'm dying LOL!

Imagine someone took Anna Scamma's course and had tea with the Queen.... "Pardon me your Excellency, where can I find my water Goblin. Where is the little monster hiding? Under your table?" Imagine the Queen's reaction?! I'm dying. This is why it's not smart to spend $1000 dollars on this "like here.. ummm water goblin" tit.

This course is a joke! To pay $1000 to learn about water goblins? Water Goblins? LMAO..... I have never laughed so hard in my life reading Anna Bey's course materials!

So embarrassing. But I mean, she barely graduated High School, right?

Btw, as tempting as it is to post her material, it is my understanding that we can’t attach any part of her course. Let’s play by the rules.

 

[AijaStopScamming]

So embarrassing. But I mean, she barely graduated High School, right?

Btw, as tempting as it is to post her material, it is my understanding that we can’t attach any part of her course. Let’s play by the rules.

There is no copy right for publishing two lines and its fair use to publish a couple lines. I am just helping Anna with her spelling. We don't drink from water goblins. Don't worry this is enough.

 

[kismet]

Totally agree on the body language! That girls facial expression says it all!

Also. Is it just me, or does this girl’s outfit (including the white sneakers) go against what Anna preaches?? Polar opposites from the way Anna is dressed.

Does this mean Anna is wrong when she talks about how “elite women” dress?
Does it mean this lady isn’t an “elite woman” but Anna is desperate & therefore compromising?
Does it mean once you get to a certain tax bracket, “elegance & style” doesn’t matter, so why even bother take Anna’s course?
Does it mean Anna is an opportunist like she talked about in Workshop 1and is using this connection to upgrade herself and therefore who cares how some of your “friends” dress as long as you can use them??

I have so many questions because we continue to see this pattern over and over.

What are your thoughts?


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Lady on left pleads into the camera
PLEASE GET ME AWAY FROM HER.

 

[Michelle05]

That would be a possibility.
Anna getting her last name means she was recognised by her father. But for her mother to also have it, that means she had to be married to him.

Would it be possible that Anna is fully Russian but her mother remarried in Sweden and therefore her new husband adopted Anna and gave her his last name ? ( I am not even sure if that could even happen to be honest )

This could be a possibility yes, maybe her biological father didn’t want to be involved and the mother re-married and also gave the new husbands last name to Aija and herself.
I remember she has said she has never met her father and doesn’t know who he is.
I guess something special happened to her mother since this scenario of not even knowing who he is must very rare?

 

[may.b1]

if you know, you know

 

[janebirkin]

Ladies, do we know something about sisters Johanna and Emma Olsson? Because they are giving me serious Anna Bey escort vibes...