In short
Pop culture roundup on the LuxeGen Podcast: Taylor Swift’s 12th album announcement and Sabrina Carpenter collab; Disney Channel nostalgia via Jonas Brothers/Demi Lovato; Hannah Montana’s 20th anniversary; Harry Potter TV series news; plus premieres, trends, and product picks.
Guests
Steph and Poppy. Steph is a new social media/podcast contributor at SL and LG (started ~2 months ago) and helps run Instagram/TikTok content. Poppy is also a new LG pod guest featured on socials.
Key claims
Taylor’s album “The Life of a Showgirl” is inspired by touring; she’s training like an athlete (stamina, recovery, IV drips). Jonas Brothers’ tour opener included Demi Lovato and “Camp Rock” moments. Harry Potter TV series may film for 10 years back-to-back to preserve natural aging.
Notable examples
Hannah Montana reunion hopes; “Send It On”/charity-style Disney singalong; Freak Year Friday premiere interview highlight with Chad Michael Murray; KFC “Summer I Turn Pretty” marketing; toe rings and flip-flops trend talk; Wednesday and Stranger Things updates.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOFashion Show and Outfit Rundown
0:32 to 1:06
The hosts share their outfits and fashion choices, discussing trends and styles.
“I'm joined today by Steph and Poppy, who I'm sure you guys have seen lots on socials, but this is your first LG pod.”
Jonas Brothers Concert Recap
1:06 to 3:46
The hosts discuss the recent Jonas Brothers concert and the excitement surrounding it.
“This is like when you don't put your outfit in the group chat and I've gone for like beach.”
Hannah Montana and Disney Revival
3:46 to 7:18
The conversation shifts to the revival of Hannah Montana and Disney nostalgia.
“maybe a week and a half ago now, but we need to start with the whole Jonas Brothers concert and everything that's going on.”
Taylor Swift's New Album Announcement
7:18 to 11:30
Discussion about Taylor Swift's upcoming album and her recent podcast appearance.
“They were on a podcast recently and they were asked the question of, to describe their fan base.”
Harry Potter TV Series News
11:30 to 14:03
The hosts talk about the upcoming Harry Potter TV series and its production details.
“Yeah it's been quite mellow and chill I think for her last few albums and this one's giving a bit of punch.”
Concerns About Show Longevity
14:03 to 14:29
Discussion about the uncertainty of new shows getting canceled after one season.
Experience at the Freak Year Friday Premiere
14:30 to 15:19
Hosts share their chaotic yet exciting experiences at a movie premiere, including an interview with Chad Michael Murray.
Celebrity Respect for Past Roles
15:20 to 16:08
Discussion on how Chad Michael Murray and others respect their early roles and the connection with fans.
“Don't even, like he tried to shake my hand and I literally was like, I was like, that's the funniest thing.”
Shrek 5 Postponed: Reasons and Speculations
16:19 to 16:55
Analysis of the postponement of Shrek 5 and the possible reasons behind it, including audience speculation.
“Or I did also see it, could be because it was like coming in conflict with Dune 3 and like an Avengers movie.”
The Influence of Audience Reactions on Films
16:56 to 17:38
Exploration of how social media reactions are influencing film productions and storylines.
“I'm going to say though, I do not recognise Shrek.”
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Pretty Little Liars Ending Controversy
17:39 to 18:06
Discussion of the controversial ending of Pretty Little Liars and how viewer guesses influenced it.
Foreshadowing in TV Show Endings
18:07 to 19:09
Conversations about how some shows hint at their endings from the start, using examples from various series.
KFC Marketing Campaign Insight
19:10 to 19:24
Analysis of the clever KFC marketing tied to pop culture, especially its connection to current TV shows.
“Sorry, speaking of the Samaritan Pretty, did you see the KFC marketing?”
Trendy Brands and Marketing Strategies
19:25 to 20:20
Discussion on how brands are effectively jumping on trends and the challenges of staying relevant in marketing.
“Like a big juicy chicken, like a hot chicken burger and it's related to Conrad.”
The Return of Toe Rings
20:21 to 21:55
A light-hearted debate on the fashion return of toe rings and current styles associated with them.
“I can't remember where it was, but the headline was, are toe rings back?”
Transitioning into Winter Fashion Trends
21:56 to 23:13
Discussion about seasonal fashion trends, particularly the balance between comfort and style as winter approaches.
Product Recommendations and Discoveries
23:22 to 28:00
Hosts share their favorite recent finds, including unique brands and products from a recent trip.
Fashion Favorites and Co-ords
28:00 to 29:22
Explore the host's favorite clothing pieces and their versatility.
Excitement for Upcoming Seasons
29:22 to 30:24
Discussing the anticipation for new seasons of popular shows like Wednesday and Stranger Things.
Character Transformations and Actor Insights
30:24 to 31:24
A conversation about actors immersing themselves in their roles and memorable moments.
“Is he the one that sings, and when I'm back in Chicago?”
Austin Butler's Concert Experience
31:24 to 32:26
A humorous recount of Austin Butler's experience at a concert while under the influence.
“He thought he was going to a concert, like sit down, but he was ended up being on stage.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Welcome back to the LuxGen group chat. This week, we obviously are breaking down Taylor's latest announcement. She's got a song with Sabrina Carpenter. That's going to pop off, surely. I feel like that's such an honour. Also, we are so here for Disney's revival. Jo's fans are baddies. Nick's fans are like sweethearts. And then Kevin's fans are like mature. They're like the older sister. Oh, Kevin. Something we may not be here for, our toe ring's back. They never left. I've had the same one on since I was 16. And as usual, we're breaking down all the products we're loving. It's a good one. Enjoy.
0:32Welcome back to the LuxGen group chat. I'm joined today by Steph and Poppy, who I'm sure you guys have seen lots on socials, but this is your first LG pod. So fun. So excited. So excited. Do you want to tell the listeners who you are, what you're doing at SL and LG? I've literally just started. I've been here for two months and I'm social media assistant alongside India, who is just the best. And so we're just in charge of, yeah, coming up with all the content for Instagram, TikTok, executing that daily and then now being on the podcast as well yeah she's been smashing it so you'll see lots more of poppy we start every episode off with running through our outfits do you want to kick us off i've got a gray like kind of cropped t-shirt on from brandy melville paired with a cream ruffly maxi skirt with kind of a cool like studded cool me just saying that it's cool um studded uh funky belt from urban outfitters and then my new suede I think they're the Taekwondo Adidas very indie I feel very cool I wanna like do you think this outfit is nostalgic millennial or is it Gen Z what well Charlotte said to me earlier in a meeting she said this is something she'd have worn when she was 12 this is what I mean she thinks it's yeah she thinks it's brought back she wasn't really mean yeah it's like it's something she would have worn years and years ago this is Gen Z to me because we did this podcast a few weeks ago which was SL and LG it was Lola and I and Charlotte and it was about like wearing the dresses over trousers and the skirts over trousers and that's millennial but obviously as Gen Z that's like something that we're wearing and styling more and this to me yeah is maybe a bit like nostalgic okay I feel like this is giving like wannabe Isabel Maron that's what I'm getting like you've got the suede you've got the ruffle you've got the studs I agree so it's something that like is kind of Gen Z but it's because it's come back from being very millennial and I think it's the way you put it together that makes it feel gen z yeah they're like the pieces are all very millennial love that okay sorry back to the outfit Steph what are you wearing I am wearing a tie-dye jumper from numph the Danish brand um I got it in holidays and I love it I used to rock tie-dye t-shirts back in the day so getting this I feel like I'm I'm back to myself spread it with cast trousers these khaki ones and then woven sandal from Sarah very nice kind of ate up with you we were just saying that we are not like we've all hit different briefs here.
2:49This is like when you don't put your outfit in the group chat and I've gone for like beach. Steph's gone for autumn. Autumn's gone for like middle. Nostalgic, like cool. Boho chic. Boho chic. Yeah, but that's what we love. I'm wearing an ASOS set which I'm slightly like self-conscious. I'm like covering my hair. No, I'm obsessed. But I'm just still in my like beach vibes at the moment. It's really hot here right now but I was wearing it with a blazer so just picture that. It's a, for those who can't see and are listening, it's like a polka dot two-piece situation and then I've got three people shoes which are kind of like the gani style like studded flat situation really good
3:28let's kick off and start with the hot list first of all there's lots to discuss so much going on actually before we get into it don't forget to subscribe and if you are listening not watching head over to youtube because we filmed all that episode so you can see the outfits that we were just describing right where do we even start I think I want to start with like the moment it was maybe a week and a half ago now, but we need to start with the whole Jonas Brothers concert and everything that's going on. Disney Channel is back. It's so back. Oh my God, it's so back. Wait, bring the Disney Channel games back.
3:56Oh my God. Those were so good. When we get there, fingers crossed. Okay, well, for anyone who hasn't seen this, the Jonas Brothers are on tour at the moment and they basically kicked off with a really good first concert and they brought out Demi Lovato. So they were singing, what's the song? Wouldn't Change a Thing. Wouldn't Change a Thing. Is that what it is? No, this is real. this is me was it a song? was it? oh my god it's so iconic guys but you know how it's like the two so he's got his song and then she's got hers and then they sing it together so basically what he did was he sang the whole like his song which is how does it go?
4:28it's like you're the voice I hear inside my head the reason they're oh banger so good so he sang the whole thing then it ended and on the screen they started playing all the camp rock like bits and then they were like ladies and gentlemen Jamie Lovato and then she comes out and then she's and she looks freaking good good yeah so good she looked really good and they sang it together it was a whole moment so this is like really exciting and he on his tiktok was like you guys think that was it you think that was all and like since they brought out a few people not gonna lie i don't know who they are there's gonna be more and everyone thinks it's gonna be selena if it's miley and i was saying steph didn't know what this was but i want them to to sing send it on yeah 100 no this was like disney channel's version of band-aid yes that's exactly the way it was bringing They sang together all the people and they sang this song that was like about world healing and like coming together.
5:19I think it was for charity or something. But it was Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato. Yeah, it was the three Jonas Brothers and then Miley, Demi, Selena. It was like the peak of Disney Channel. I can't remember how it goes, but all I remember is knowing it's iconic. It's so good. I was about to start singing it. I stopped myself. You don't know how to do it? Karaoke. I'll show you. But if they did that on stage with all six of them, I would cry. Oh my gosh. Imagine you all there though, that show. and you know like with the Taylor Swift thing and you're there the next day and they don't do that.
5:46Oh yeah, I know. That'd be so upsetting. I'd be fuming. That's the thing. They've kicked off this first concert with a bang. Very strong. And it's like, how are you going to maintain that hype every time? Are you going to bring someone out every time? Because that's quite a long. Is Demi going to come back for a few? I don't think she has because they've had another one already and she's not been there. Insane. Do you think people in the crowd could tell it was coming? Because like I was watching videos and you could hear people like screaming unnecessarily. Like imagine that feeling. And there's the Hannah Montana reunion pending.
6:10So maybe they'll. exactly so wait tell us a bit about this i thought that was not real no so an anniversary thing is happening but it's not gonna be i don't think like a film or a tv show we don't know i think she'll do like a netflix special you know how like sabrina did the christmas special i feel like she'll do something like that that would be so good i was her biggest fan when i was younger yeah i mean did you i'm so jealous shut up it was mental o2 is the best day of my life the climb live wait did she do the hannah montana miley cyrus she sang songs but she didn't dress as Hannah Montana and I did cry at the time because I thought I was going to see both so I was like where's Hannah?
6:45I was like well yeah she was like 10 and I wanted to be her I used to say all the phrases like sweet niblets it's like I was just obsessed what's your favourite Hannah Montana song? if we were a movie you'll be the right guy oh the ones from the film were great Hannah Montana the movie banging oh my god the one with Taylor Swift I thought the whole Ares tour I thought she'd bring Miley out and they'd sing it well to be fair And they don't sing it together anyway, but like I thought they would. She only sang Crazy at once, which is a shame. Yeah, I know. It's really sad. But that is very exciting.
7:15Disney is really well and truly back. And I'm so excited. They were on a podcast recently and they were asked the question of, to describe their fan base. So what's the difference between the Joe, Nick and Kevin fan base? What do you think it is? Age? Like the different girls. They were saying Joe's fans are baddies. Nick's fans are like sweethearts. And then Kevin's fans are like mature. They're like the older sister. Pull up Kevin. The older sister. Oh, Kevin. My Shayla. My Shayla. He's so cute. He's so cute. Oh, and then the last song of the concert, they had like their whole family. So they had Dona Senior.
7:46They had the mum. They had Frankie. Everyone forgets about Frankie. Frankie's iconic. Also, the dad can sing. He's got lungs. He's like, he's a pastor. Like, they are like a church family. And he sang that when you look me in the... And he sang it from like... The soul. Yes. He put a soul twist on that. The Texas soul. It was so good. Oh, I love that. I know. Speaking of music, guys, I've been waiting to talk about this I think the girls mentioned it in the last podcast I know I was listening to them talking about this and I was like Safna needs a moment Taylor Swift has announced her 12th album she went on Travis's podcast to announce it I listened to the whole two hours and was I think like genuinely like just in all the whole time like it was the best thing ever was she in the pod the whole time she was in the pod the whole time and it was the first time this her first podcast ever really yeah her first podcast and obviously like fine do it in a space that you feel safe yeah totally your boyfriend that's so nice and she was just so herself i don't think we've been given like a moment other than the aero store but obviously she's performing true a moment to just have her like she doesn't do interviews yeah it was chatty it was chill it was so just like authentic yeah yeah she's talking about all the things she does in like the time off now that she's not on the aero stores she's baking you're getting to know the real taylor the real taylor but it's really interesting she gave a bit of like a like what it was like doing the tour and actually this new album the life of of Showgirl is all about that so she wrote it I don't know how she did it time she flew like from each concert she then fly to Sweden she'd record because she's recording with Max Martin who she's quite a few like poppy songs yes and yeah so it's all about like basically what it's like being on tour and like writing that time but it's from what Travis said it's going to be like poppy it's going to be fun it's going to be like you know the sort of Taylor we've not seen in a little while the last one was a little bit like Sad Girl yeah true yeah do you think this has been in any way dark given like life of a showgirl can be quite hard I think so I think it's a bit of like in the spotlight out of the spotlight yeah because she was saying like the come down we've spoken about this a lot but she was like saying the come down from being on stage to being off stage is unreal like and she like trains like an athlete and he was saying because obviously he was with her the whole time he was like it's literally what I do wow because he is an athlete apparently she practices singing like running on a treble oh my god because obviously you're dancing so much and she's doing so many songs and you're marching up and down that stage she has to practice like running on a treble and her recovery like she'd be in the hotel room with like iv drips and like the machines and everything like helping her muscles and she was saying that every time she's done a tour it gets like the last few shows she's like oh like i can do this now my stamina's there and she was like for this tour i did not want that i wanted to start it in that place so the training she did to get into it was that's really impressive like i wouldn't necessarily consider myself a swifty but i'm very much in awe of her the way she markets things obviously she's a genius as well the easter egg it's crazy they take back three years honestly she started i've been on the easter egg top and it's actually meant for what she does it's crazy and she was talking about them on the podcast she was like listen i'm never gonna do an easter egg that connects back to my personal life it's all for the fans it's for the people who want to like connect random things in music videos and it's all meant to be light-hearted and like fun that is so fun if it's like marvel i feel like if you're not into it you can listen to it and just enjoy it as a fan of like the music but if you want the like storyline it's there as well so that's quite nice so good so she released the track list and the main thing is that she's got a song with sabrina carpentine that's gonna pop off surely i feel like that's such an honor to be on yeah that's crazy the only clap like that's insane and also like people are pulling up these old videos of sabrina singing taylor swift songs and she was like 10 12 and it's like who's gonna tell her she made it on the album that's so fun amazing what do you think about the cover of the album i think it's very her i really like it do I do.
11:29I think I've wanted to see a bit more pizzazz. A bit of grunge. Yeah it's been quite mellow and chill I think for her last few albums and this one's giving a bit of punch. It's a little something. It's a little good little skin sharing. Yeah it's a little yeah a little sexy. I like that. I think she referenced that she takes a bath after every tour or every concert and so it's like this is her in the bath. Wow. It's her life as a showgirl. Moving on to kind of film TV movies I have been seeing a lot about the Harry Potter TV series that's coming out and I heard that they're going to be filming it over the next 10 years so these kids they're not exhausting well yeah and they said they're going to film all the series back to back so that obviously when you do that usually it's like the children they age and you can see that they have grown up by like a year so they're saying they're going to do it all back to back so you can see their natural aging that's so crazy is it going to follow the exact same books and storyline?
12:19I'm not sure I think so because it's TV I guess I'll break it down more even more so like the books i guess the movies you can only cover so yeah so it'll actually be good as a real harry potter fan that would actually be quite nice to get all the details in but i feel like as an actor i wouldn't want to be like caged into something for 10 years you know when someone's on i don't know for example but like gossip girl by the time at the end they're like oh my god i can't wait to do something different yeah for 10 years well it's like even spider like um tom holland was saying that he signed on at the beginning and knew it was going to be five films minimum so you're signing on and it's not even like oh that's gonna be five years that could be the next 20 years yeah that's crazy and it's really hard like i think for all of the main actors who were in harry potter that is what they're known for yeah true like even um we were talking about this earlier so rupert grint who plays ron this is crazy there was another parallel universe where he was meant to be austin ames sorry that would have been so not good that would not have hit the same way i kind of can see him as like a kind of dorky boy i agree i said this too he could be like that like rom-com kind of like you kind of think he's cute but not as austin ames the little hubby from rupert grin to chad michael morry is crazy i know so yeah he didn't do it because um of filming commitments because of harry potter so fair enough but imagine his whole trajectory and i almost feel like that's actually what these actors should do is like in their breaks yeah it's so hard but they should do other movies because otherwise that's all you're gonna be known because also i'm sure it will go well but what if it flops yes you've signed in for 10 years i'm sure harry potter's such good fan base it will do well to an extent but what if it just doesn't yeah but also the 10 years is like okay it's wishful thinking with every tv show it's all about the studio so you could do one episode you could do a pilot and it could not be picked up you could do one season and it could be cut so yeah they could be signed on but they could just get cut yeah it happens all the time even with netflix with prime like these shows start i was saying i watched this show um called intentions that got cut after one yeah which is just so upsetting so upsetting because they film it as if they're going to have another one and so this could happen but hopefully not I feel like you can't with Harry Potter no oh no it's just it's just like it has a lot to live up to all the same yeah okay speaking of also names please no guys we're going to give you a five minute segment here we cannot move on without talking about that evening oh my god we myself and Poppy we went to the Freak Year Friday premiere and it was insane it was quite chaotic we didn't get to like interview everyone but we got to interview the Chad Michael Murray that was like the highlight of my year I think There's a little bit of a third wheel Behind the camera Guys If you haven't seen This clip Of Steph We were vibing And Chad flirting Bully vibing You need to go check it out And it wasn't The intention was not to flirt But I just I couldn't help myself The chemistry just banged I couldn't help it We were told like You might only get one question It just kept flowing He did not want to leave He was so nice though He came back out To make sure he'd seen everyone Really engaged with your questions And was like Not in a rush He wasn't trying to bat anyone off He was really present He spent like half an hour with fans and like taking pictures and signing every single one.
15:19He was a vibe. Yeah, Shemla Fury's back. And he is stunning. Don't even, like he tried to shake my hand and I literally was like, I was like, that's the funniest thing. What is his mic? No, I didn't, I don't remember the smell. I feel like I really blanked out at the moment. Oh, I blacked out a little bit. But it was when you went to shake his hand and you were like, I got an over. You know what I love about him? And there's like a few actors, I think Miley Cyrus is also like this. They don't shit on or they don't like take for granted the roles that got them to where they are and I think there's a lot of people who I guess they're doing film you know press junkets whatever and they only want to talk about that film and I get it because that's what you're there to talk about but of course people want to know about One Tree Hill of course people want to know about Cinderella's story like it's so nice that they I guess still want to talk about these things and like that's what the fans want to know about exactly and they respect it and like he wouldn't be where he is without those roles I hate when they shit on them I hate and he was the complete opposite and even the way in press he was talking about the first movie he was like I'm just the girls are popping off I'm just like a little addition I'm like speaking of films so we talked about this a few weeks ago that obviously Shrek they launched this like pre-trailer thing saying they're gonna have another is it Shrek 5 who knows I think another Shrek so it was meant to come out next year they've pushed it to 2027 and everyone thinks it's because they've guessed the plot basically they released this like pre-trailer and in the comments they're like obviously it's gonna be this this and this and everyone basically just guessed the plot I think so they're saying that they've pushed it because they need to redo it.
16:44Do you think it's because of that? Or I did also see it, could be because it was like coming in conflict with Dune 3 and like an Avengers movie. Wait, who in it is crossing over from Dune 3? No, as in like they were going to release at the same time and they didn't want to. Competition. I'm so sorry. Isn't there different crowds though? I'm so sorry. How are these audiences overlapping? I'll watch Bone. Oh my God. I'm going to say though, I do not recognise Shrek. That is not the guy I grew up with. The way that it looks like in those, what do you mean? The new animation. You need to watch, it looks really different.
17:09it looks weird a lot of people think it's ai no wow yeah interesting though i do think animation they'll use a lot more ai they might as well but like if it's if ai is so quick why is it taken to 2027 yeah the thing i find interesting is that like with trailers with whatever people are listening to the audience reactions from social media so much more to what is like influencing films so for example this if it's true they are literally listening to like social media comments and they change the whole storyline of the film because of it i kind of find that crazy though that is wild that's what happened with Pretty Little Liars ending do you remember really they had guessed who Abe was going to be so they completely who was it meant to be because I did not like the whole Spencer twin thing meant to be Spencer's brother-in-law or whatever his name was oh do you know his name I think so the doctor the handsome British guy it was meant to be him so then like it was just so obvious for the viewer and then they changed it and it was just stupid I remember I waited years for that and I was so disappointed with the ending well that's the thing is because they were listening to comments too much they kept changing the storyline like I like like the whole Taylor Swift easter egg like the whole Marvel there is a plan yeah from the start yeah to the finish you can always tell when they're just throwing around you know what I did see though I know we've talked about this loads but for the summer I turn pretty apparently there's a film like method of the ending of the show has already been planted in the first episode of any show so like the pilot and so all they'll do is season by season so apparently everyone's saying that in the first episode Jeremiah um gets with the boy and it's like announced that he's bisexual and whatever and everyone's guessing that maybe in the end she'll end up with comrade and the reason that it will end civilly over the course of a few years is he is actually in love with redbird or a male character so that's why they can then keep that family dynamic or there's loads of other examples of like you actually know the ending in the first episode i mean really interesting preface it by saying there are books and yeah i actually i haven't read the book you're not gonna spoil it is that what happens?
19:04I'm down for you to tell me. Oh, that's not what happens but they have already said that they're not going specifically to what happened so we don't know. Sorry, speaking of the Samaritan Pretty, did you see the KFC marketing? Oh, iconic. No, no, no, iconic. So good. There's so many shops that are doing this now and I love it. It's so good. Wait, explain it for those who haven't seen. Okay, for those who haven't seen, they're like advertising a big, is it a big chicken burger? Like a big juicy chicken, like a hot chicken burger and it's related to Conrad. It's like this burger Conrad and then there's a little tiny popcorn chicken and this tiny tiny little chicken and it's like team Jeremiah I love it I love when brands jump on things do you find even being on the social media team like that you get to like think of these like real out of the box ideas you could jump on that for sure looks yeah I know but then sometimes I do think it's so hard to find the balance of like what's funny what's related from what's current and then like is that already kind of is this summer I turn pretty content like kind of already done already done even though there's a few more episodes episodes to come are the biggest ones yeah I get you but like I do think the brands that can be so reactive like that are doing it so well though.
20:06They're so good. But I also think the brands that it's most successful for is the ones that you wouldn't think would do it. Yes, exactly. So the fact that it's KFC is iconic. Whereas if a beauty brand did it, it may not have that same impact. Exactly. It's because it's so like different. Yeah. Juxtaposition. Yeah. Yeah. It's so true. I saw an article the other day. I can't remember where it was, but the headline was, are toe rings back? Oh my God. In my opinion. You have an opinion already. I'm straight in there. They never left. so I have had the same one I mean I clean it like I do clean it have you?
20:37yeah I've had the same one on since I was 16 me and my friend have matching I'm on people got the zorgs out guys we're going to zorgs out oh my god they should pay for this skip okay no that's a cute that is cute that's a cute toe ring but yeah I'm very on the toe ring you've always been on the vibe no I'm gonna put my I feel like they're really sexy but I'm also thinking of the time when my toes are hot sweaty like I don't know if it's if it's my vibe but thinking of like trends currently, they're like enamel and like gold and metallic sandal thing is kind of a thing. So you'll have like the black sandals with like a toe ring with the sandals.
21:12So I can see where this chain is coming from. Totally. And also in the article I saw, it was like a really chunky, cool, like silver. So it's not like a thin, like I really like yours to be fair, like a simple toe ring, but they're like chunkier style, sort of like what you would now wear on your fingers. Yeah. That's the vibe. That's really cool. I need to have a look. I'm into it. I mean, any chance success rose, I'm down for it. I think it'd be a thing. There's a lot of trends I see and I'm like, absolutely not. I've always had one. I love it. I feel like it gives me that bit of like, my feet have something going on.
21:37Yeah. You know, it gets rid of the like, feet phobia. Yeah. Like, I love it. Although, all the boys I lived with at uni, they hated it. Like, they found it really creepy and weird. But I love man-repelling things. Yeah, they were literally like, if I was walking around barefoot, they'd be like, put that away. But they really didn't like it for some reason. I was like, I'm taking offense. I love my ring. But has this come at a bad time? I was going to say, we're about to hide our toes for the next couple months. I wonder is it going to be on top of socks oh my god no ew no because then you're going to have to get those tall like separating socks guys watch this space show it's not up at home like watch it next year we're all going to be here like hey well you've got to think about it last year or like the year before if you thought about wearing like socks and sandals it would be a big no if you thought about wearing socks with ballet flats with loafers showing really obviously you'd be like Michael Jackson but now it's a trend it's a few years ago it was all it was all about the sliders not the flip-flops yeah like i mean quite a few years ago but now i'm like the flip-flops are back i've got to say from copenhagen fashion week i saw literally every single girl doesn't matter if they're in a really glam outfit a chill outfit anything black flip-flops so really every single oh my god i was just on holidays and all i packed was flip-flops which is so easy for packing yeah but my thing is like for holiday yes of course like great i did not like picture it in the city for like cool girl vibes but now i'm imagine like a big baggy suit and just flipped left at what point at what point can we not wear them anymore because I really wanted to get some but I was like I don't have enough time left in me to purchase well this is what I mean with socks yeah oh dear oh dear no
23:13okay we're gonna move on to the things we're loving but before we do another reminder to please subscribe it really helps us out and make sure you check us out over on YouTube as well things we're loving Steph kick us off because I feel like you got some good product racks this week yes I was recently away and in you know I love a little shop in a hotel oh all the like little niche brands and I came across this phone charm brand from Burrits and it's called Mooshu Mooshu and it's so cute like some of the pieces are really kiddy like glittery little hearts but then there's like a little skull I'm like oh I like it I just feel like it's such a fun little piece and they've really good ones it's a young brand from Burrits so definitely check them out also have you also smelled the new orabella scent it's so good i have it on my arm there are a few i think this is like the fifth one it's called like love like roots eternal roots it's called and like i love how her fragrances have that shimmer so it's like part shimmer part fragrance but this is definitely my favorite one by far like the other ones are like good but this is one i'm like i love it god has a raspberry-ness to it would you say because they're all essential oils as well i think that's what it is that's why when you spray it it's got like a you can spray it on your body as well so good it's really cool did you see her launch party for that yes it looked really good her outfit was sick unreal i saw like a picture of before when like kylie hayley kendall and bella were all together and it's just like oh they're all grown up i love her hair color so good how could she do the dark hair and the blonde hair i know and it's like quite a nice like biscuit blonde it is it's a really niche tone so true love so love that fragrance another thing i discovered while i was away is the brand thinking moo do you know it they're a really cool brand that i saw in a few different shops but they have this new collection called the tomato and bread collection and so they've loads of like really cool t-shirts but they've like big massive prints of tomato or they have like these really cute little bags there's like this red bag it has little folds in the front and i just i'm obsessed with almost everything on their site it's really cool and their social media is really cool as well like very cool girl i'm loving these small brand brands there same i I feel like when you go away, traveling is the best.
25:17Yeah. That kind of stuff. Another one. It's a French brand, but I discovered it in London because Liberty stocks it. We did a big shoot day behind the scenes at Liberty, which was so cool. It's coming out soon. And there was this brand called Biennemi. Yes. Charlotte sent it to me. Oh, my God. It looks really cool. So cool. I think the founder used to work with Cezanne. So very similar aesthetic. It's like pink and red and beautiful. and this dream balm i was likening it to like the elemis balm where it's like a solid cleansing like like a balm but it turns into a moisturizer so you don't need to wash it off it's really nice yeah i really like it's a bit more bougie but i feel like it'd be a nice like christmas present yes i agree puppy what are you loving so on the small brand topic i feel like i've spoken about it before but there's a company i found on instagram and it's literally got about 1000 followers and it's called ruby asmin and they've only got a few pieces because obviously it's just started but the clothes are so cool is this the skirt that you have yeah i'm obsessed yes so it's like a maxi skirt they do it in a short and they do it in a short dress and a long dress i need it and it's like a maxi tartan skirt but i can't describe it it's like a really nice material and it's got like cool belts like built into the top and it's just so unique and i feel like it's one of those because it's so small not everyone's got it and then they've got a few different colors and patterns and it just is giving really cool like model options you look so cool she had like a tank top on and that and i was like it's giving vivian westwood it is and it's going into winter now so i could wear that with like a jumper or something or a blazer it's really cool so cool i love the sound of that and then products actually the video we did with space nk was like really bad my bank account because everything that we tried i was like i i love and so there was two new lip products one was the rare by selena gomez new lip gloss in shade glimmer which is so nice for the day it's really nice what's the shade like it's like a pinky it's got a bit of shimmer in there it's more of like a day vibe so i've been putting that on like constantly and then for the evening the glossier it's a new as well formula lip glaze um in shade cream i think and that is really really nice it's it's got one of those thick applicators love which i love yeah and She's kind of small, so I can just whack her in my bag, thick applicator, and it's a really punji colour, but it doesn't look like too much.
27:33Cute. So that's like my evening one, and then my Rare by Beauty is my day one. What are you loving, Sam? Okay, so I've got two things. One is very autumn, and one is very summer. Okay. I was looking on ASOS and Topshop this weekend, and I saw the most amazing leather jacket. From Topshop. From Topshop. They do the best. I literally, I think I have like four different leather jackets from Topshop, all very different, but like, they just do the best. They're so good, aren't they? and I saw I now wish I waited because then I saw the show and Cara was wearing this really nice like burgundy one which is just a really nice shape and I've actually got that burgundy one in black so but I've got a new one which is like a really nice chocolate brown oh chocolate brown is so good and it's a bit of like a longer line like it's quite oversized it's a bit like my Ray one but obviously like a fraction of the price and I'm so excited to wear it I'm very ratchet chick yeah um my other thing is from anthropology it's a set i've actually got it here today because we were meant to film something it's like a postcard print co-word i honestly i obviously love co-words i literally wear them constantly it's like just one of those things like you don't have to think about what you're wearing all you have to think about is what shoes you're gonna wear and what i'm gonna wear on your earrings and then you just put on the rest of it it's like wearing a suit so yeah i'm loving that it's really colorful and like just really fun print and you just don't have to do is it loads of little like stamps and postcards yeah that's so cute kind of Italian exactly but the other thing I'm loving is Wednesday on Netflix I have always watched like from when it came out I watched it and the new seasons just come out and it's so good if you guys haven't watched it get into it because honestly I think it's such a good show it's filmed really well a lot of people say it's a little bit cringe but that is like the vibe that is Adam's family it's like a bit like kitsch and like a little like not slapstick but a bit like silly bit like ironic and a bit ironic that's the word yeah but it's really good um this season is basically she's like come to grips with her i guess gift and her talents whatever and there's like a new murder happening she's always the one like trying to figure it out it's got some new cast members in it it's just really it's like a good time of year for this to come out yeah coming into autumn cozy season but it's a bit more like spooky season okay speaking of the new season of stranger things is coming really soon i literally cannot wait like only eight episodes but they're literally gonna be like mini feature films yeah because they're quite long no really long and they've taken like what three years to yeah yeah that's crazy again these kids are probably dying for this just get done well i saw an interview the other day and they were saying about how like every single one of them separately were like i was crying like i was crying i was crying who are you killing off oh my gosh but no yeah no yeah it might be just their side at no no when we did the table read at different points different people just started breaking down oh my gosh someone's dying multiple people are dying oh no oh no i really hope no one big die?
30:13I think they will. They have to. Who's the one that I love? Dustin? No. I think he's gonna die. No. I have a feeling. And he does that song. Oh, don't break my heart. Yeah. I don't want him to die. Or Steve will die. No. Is he the one that sings, and when I'm back in Chicago? I love him too. I, oh, gutting. I know. I'm a stranger things star. Me too. Yeah, love. So I want to rewatch all of it just to be like prepared for when it starts again. And when they did that Kate Bush song in the last season. Oh, that was so good. So good. Did you guys see, sorry, speaking of Wednesday, Jenna Ortega with fans?
30:43and she keeps like biting the pen have you seen this whole like thing where she's like she'll grab someone's sharpie and she'll like have it in her mouth and she'll be like I'm so sorry I had it in my mouth and it's like this like really kind of sexy moment oh my god I've seen a lot of their press things she looks great they're all very in character yes like they're all walking around like this and like well yeah her face she's really got the contour going on and like interviewers will ask her questions she'll be like I don't know like she's all very like I like it but she's not like that I know but it's like when Austin Butler went all like oh yeah I kind of love it though So when you see that they've got really into the character, they almost can't snap out of it.
31:16Yeah. The Austin Butler at the Bad Bunny concert. Oh my God. But did you see his interview about it afterwards? Yes. Apparently he was like out of his mind, like really high. That's why. No. So basically he was like on stage. He thought he was going to a concert, like sit down, but he was ended up being on stage. Oh, I saw it. And he had his hands crossed, but he was like vibing, obviously. But he was really awkward. So did the lights like come up? And he was like, oh God, I'm on stage. He was fully there. Like I saw the video first and I was like, oh he looks so fit blah blah but he did look so random like his arms are fully crossed he's just on the stage so basically it's like there's like a main stage and that's where like the majority of the concert was and he was in like a bit that i guess you would think is like vip but then that becomes the second stage so he moves the concert onto that stage later on and then like the lights came on all these people just did tiktoks of austin just being there like oh my gosh yeah you're like literally spacing out and the lights just turn on you're like hello and you just you You can just see the four pages going crazy.
32:10He looked so good though. I get it anyway of just being like, whoa, what's happening? But then when I watched the interview and he said he'd just taken an edible, it all makes more sense now why he was so out of his mind, just like, what's going on? I feel like him explaining it made me like him much more. Yeah, same. It made him really likeable. He fell down to work. Yes, yes. Yeah. Well, I think that's everything. Thanks so much, guys. And thank you guys for watching. Again, please, make sure you subscribe. It really helps us out. Guys, tell them. Just subscribe. Just do it. Do it. We'll see you very soon.
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Welcome back to the LuxeGen Group Chat! This week, Sapna is joined by Steph and Poppy for a nostalgia-fuelled deep dive from the Jonas Brothers bringing out Demi Lovato on tour (and speculating who's next), to Hannah Montana turning 20 (?!). They also get into the details of Taylor Swift’s new album – with Sabrina Carpenter featuring on the title track – plus thoughts on the upcoming Harry Potter TV series and the bombshell that Rupert Grint was meant to play Austin Ames – cue Steph reliving her actual flirting moment with Chad Michael Murray. We also debrief Shrek 5 being pushed back because TikTok guessed the plot, the chaos of The Summer I Turned Pretty x KFC collab, and the eternal question: are toe rings back? (Poppy says yes – and that they never left.)...
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