This Beautiful Youtube Vlogger Is Trending Because She Spent $700 On Box Braids & The Internet Was Like Nah

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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.”

550 pic.twitter.com/mZzhmnP6iC

— Alissa Ashley (@alissa_ashleyy) February 19, 2019

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
— EMBEZZLE (@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.
— Money Magnet Me (@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.
— full ghetto alchemist (@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!
— almond milk (@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
— "they're very local" (@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.
— KNTL🖤 (@AhhDamnHer) February 19, 2019

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some girl: alissa ashley spent $550 on her braids, y'all!

AA: actually, it was $700. pic.twitter.com/kaPica1SKL
— Indiscriminate Cloud (@gillie_cee) February 19, 2019

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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??
— 🍒 𝒷𝒶𝒷𝓎 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁⁷ 🍒 (@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
— Gabs 💔 (@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 (@thetianagordon) February 19, 2019

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She said I got Coins and Edges pic.twitter.com/71EAj0l3oW
— Shayla (@MakeupShayla) February 19, 2019