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Popular Black Youtube vlogger Alissa Ashley is trending after revealing she paid a whopping $700 for her box braids. Alissa went to celebrity hairstylist Kari Williams, who charged $550 for the braids. Alissa tipped her $150 bringing the total up to $700. Alissa documented her trip to the salon in a Youtube Vlog titled, “I’m Not Bald Anymore.”
Alissa arrived to the shop with her hair already washed and blowdried (another reason people feel she paid too much money for the service that costs around $200 elsewhere) and left with long beautiful braids. However, the Internet is more focused on how much they cost than the finished product.
See their reactions, below:
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Alissa Ashley is spending $550 on braids 5 bills on braids,single plait is Giuseppe money😂 God of heaven MAKE IT MAKE SENSE pic.twitter.com/s1AUIVEiNz
— LoudPuppi (@mickiminach1) February 18, 2019
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I just watched Alissa Ashley’s braid vlog, sis your hair looks beautiful but did you pay 500 and 50 dollars or did I hear it wrong 😭 pic.twitter.com/ddDZ1rPp59
— 𝖄 𝕷𝖆 𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖙 (@YANAKX) February 18, 2019
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Alissa Ashley is from East Oakland, she knows somebody who’ll braid her hair for $100 she just didn’t want to sit on a pillow and watch bootlegs all day.
— Pimpxedo Mask (@tvalinteeno) February 19, 2019
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so alissa ashley spent her money, y’all got mad, she told y’all to mind your business and now y’all mad all over again. bless. proceed.
— the kpop neocapitalist scheme (@sadgallexi) February 19, 2019
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Alissa Ashley paid $550 for her braids and still had to come washed and blow dried? Lmaooo absolutely not!
— silk (@VivSaintLaurent) February 19, 2019
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I've often felt braid stylists are underpaid for their skill, talent, experience, and labor. I'd even say Alissa Ashley spending $550+ for braids that no one can deny look BEAUTIFUL and unarguably well done, sounds fair. https://t.co/K40ynMEOpD
— darian (@dariansymone) February 19, 2019
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This alissa Ashley thing is dumb. Idc where u are in the world ... her paying $550 will not save her edges . There is someone that can do it neat for that much . You really just need to know how to take out your hair. All this tone deafness is silly.
— STOP GALAVANTING 🖤 (@AhhDamnHer) February 19, 2019
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some girl: alissa ashley spent $550 on her braids, y'all!
— from one goodaz to another... (@gillie_cee) February 19, 2019
AA: actually, it was $700. pic.twitter.com/kaPica1SKL
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I dont know why yall would be mad that alissa ashley paid $700 of her own coin. Like, it's not your money. Why would you care??
— it me, dani (@melaninbarbie) February 19, 2019
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Alissa Ashley really dropped $550 on some box braids...I ain’t spending over $150. She need some ghetto friends 😂
— aame💘. (@extrASHvagant) February 19, 2019
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Did miss Alissa Ashley just spend $550 USD on BRAIDDDDDSSSSSS pic.twitter.com/oBl579AbxF
— Plant Daddy🌿 (@GabbiiNicole) February 19, 2019
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Since y’all got @alissa_ashleyy trending; make sure you follow her on YouTube: Alissa Ashley, IG: alissa.ashley, as well as her second IG page: alissa.ashley2 for great content and her $550 braids cause she ain’t bald no more pic.twitter.com/4kURnyQZHB
— Tiana (@its_tianag) February 19, 2019
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She said I got Coins and Edges pic.twitter.com/71EAj0l3oW
— Shayla (@MakeupShayla) February 19, 2019