Hello ladies!
First of all I want to send out a massive
thank you to all of you who have been investigating, researching and putting together your information, your knowledge and your experience.
I cannot thank you enough - especially on the fact that these threads have been so fun to read.
Quel plaisir! I have been a quiet reader for about a month, and - wow! - what a journey!
Where I come from? I am a Swiss, upper middle-class girl who was raised in different countries in private schools, speaks a few languages fluently (have studied quite a few, really!), has university degrees, happy with her body, skin & hair, and is in a super happy relationship with a lovingly caring, well-educated, successful & handsome young man. I am surely not the typical "prey" woman (discussed in these many threads) targeted by Aija Räty/Anna Bey. Nevertheless I was just about to sign to her course aNyWaYz until my gut became so loud I couldn't ignore it anymore. But, how come...?
The first time I came across this woman Aija Räty/Anna Bey was after watching some random videos about what to wear in fall, as I had just bought a few new things. One of the videos was by Shea Whitney, and AR/AB's video just started on autoplay right after finished watching Shea's. It was this video, where AR/AB speaks about "10 Things Elegant Ladies NEVER Wear In Fall". I found Anna Bey/Aija Räty made some interesting points I had never considered, and was willing to learn more about her. However, my first impression on her strong accent was "Oh, another Russian influencer" rolling my eyes (because usually they all talk the same stuff), and was about to click away. But then she mentioned her Swedish background, and I continued listening. I found it weird though that she absolutely didn't sound Swedish in any way. Furthermore, I couldn't take my eyes of those insanely inflated lips topped with waaay to much lip gloss. I was wondering, because at some point she stated that elegant ladies are "never too much". How come she would not see the thing with those lips?
After watching 2-3 videos where I wondered about some "incongruencies", I got caught in that "workshop" of her, showing off beautiful landscapes, stylish pics of how she dwelled at some beach resort, and more things, and I really thought about buying her course for $1K for a moment. That was when my gut became loud. It's not that I needed any advice on refinement, etiquette, or even career & finances - I bet I could give HER more advice on that -, but somehow I longed for a more upleveled life at this point. I guess, the pandemic had its effects on my life too...
Trying to being sound minded, I gave in to my gut's alarm signals and started doing my research. What can I say other than thanks, Tattle ladies!!!
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Special thanks to
@Bastine de Beaumanoir,
@laurensanchez,
@eigenwijs,
@cherry cherry and so on for being the icing on the cake!
Something that made me super sceptical was that she never mentioned her supposed home (Sweden), nor missing her home country (I live abroad, I miss Switzerland...), never speaking about anything related to her roots, even though talking her Swedish background. This absolutely didn't fit the accent. I am quite educated in languages, that was why I was constantly irritated. Also, she always talked about not being to much is elegant... But what about those huge amounts of fillers, those lips as mentioned, and wearing that Cartier bracelet despite having made fun of women wearing this.
After finding the Tattle Truth about AR/AB, I went through all the material in the dossier. I am happy I didn't spend my money, it would have been such a waste! I remember reading a passage of her Amazon Book "How to be classy", where she wrote - quote: " The common misconception of appearing of a high standard is that you must look very expensive. You will often see a middle-class woman with a Rolex watch on her wrist, one or several “Love” Cartier bracelets, diamonds (maybe a massive engagement ring and a bracelet) and if there is space something from the brand “Van cleef and arpels.”" What is she now wearing instead of her Cartier bracelet? Right, a VCA one...
Other contradictory things... Elegant ladies never wear metallics (Oh, what about those Gianvito Rossi Portofino 20 leather sandals she showed in her Ikea closet...?), never wear miniskirts (Was that a miniskirt in her latest video, outfit #3 as posted here in thread #29?), using sneakers is not eLeGhHhHaNt... This woman is a joke and needs to be exposed. I am sharing all the info and Tattle links with all people I know, even if I am not that active on social media in general, nor do I follow any kind of influencer whatsoever. Ok, I do follow one, but she posts challenging workouts...
By the way... If you search on the brand's website, you'll find a picture of AR/AB's outfit from JSB:
Monaveen London Sophie Wool Cashmere Coat
Cheers!