Louis & Zayn Reunite, Victoria Beckham’s Documentary Drama & Autumn Fashion Trends | LuxeGen Podcast

18 Oct 2025 · 29 min · 17 chapters

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The LuxeGen Group Chat episode covers: Louis Tomlinson’s Diary of a CEO insights, including One Direction’s internal dynamics (Louis as “big brother” at 18 vs younger members at 16; Liam as the most reliable due to training/gigs from age 14; a “cold room” meeting when the band ended). It also discusses Louis and Zayn Malik reuniting for a Netflix road-trip docuseries and how they shared dressing rooms until later career splits; Zayn’s departure reportedly came without a private heads-up, fueling online beef. Guests also recap Lola’s Victoria Beckham documentary experience: Paris Fashion Week stress, cold/rainy outdoor conditions, David Beckham bailing her out after she lost 38 million, and brand pivots like Victoria Beckham Beauty. They debate TikTok “intellectual creators” (e.g., Mia Rose McGrath backed by HMRC for tax-law news) and share autumn fashion picks (River Island high-collar leather jacket; Wear that Middle East collaboration; Zara men’s shirts; tights styling).

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Steph and Lola.

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Overview of the Episode Topics

0:25 to 1:03

Discussion of the main topics including Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and fashion.

“This week on the LuxGen Group Chat, we discuss how Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik reunite for an upcoming TV show.”

Introducing the Hosts

1:03 to 1:52

The hosts greet each other and discuss their recent activities.

“I haven't decided what I'm going to wear yet.”

Louis Tomlinson's Interview Insights

1:52 to 2:46

Insights from Louis Tomlinson's interview on 'Diary of a CEO'.

Dynamic of One Direction

2:46 to 5:04

Discussion on the dynamics within One Direction and Louis's perspective.

“Well, what I found really interesting when he was talking about the dynamic of the One Direction group was he, so he was the eldest.”

Zayn Malik's Absence and Reunion

5:04 to 6:05

Discussion on Zayn's absence and the upcoming documentary with Louis.

“This is again stuff we don't know about.”

Victoria Beckham Documentary Discussion

6:05 to 8:06

Hosts share their thoughts on the Victoria Beckham documentary.

“Oh my god my mum's biggest tip when we were growing up is get Stephanie in the car and she'll tell me what's wrong.”

Nostalgia and 2000s Trends

8:06 to 10:10

Hosts discuss 2000s nostalgia and party themes.

“documentary i would wear now yeah same fair my favorite moment in it is when she's talking about how much David has supported her.”

Rise of Intellectual Creators on TikTok

10:10 to 12:08

Discussion on how creators are gaining credibility in finance and news.

“It's the rise of the intellectual creators on TikTok.”

Fashion Trends and Favorite Items

12:08 to 14:00

Hosts share recent fashion purchases and favorite trends.

Concert Vibes and Fashion Favorites

14:00 to 15:00

The hosts discuss concert experiences and favorite fashion items.

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Fashion Collaborations and Styling Tips

15:00 to 16:00

The hosts highlight a new fashion collaboration and share styling tips.

“Zara men's guys you need to go to the men's section.”

Wardrobe Essentials for Autumn

16:00 to 18:00

Discussion on autumn wardrobe staples and layering techniques.

“if you don't go to the men's section all the time.”

Smoothie Recipes and Cooking Hacks

18:00 to 19:22

The hosts share smoothie recipes and cooking habits.

“I thought you had to eat the same thing.”

Using AI for Relationship Dilemmas

19:22 to 21:30

The hosts explore relationship dilemmas with the help of AI.

“We had so many DMs, but we've broken it down to romantic, budget and money, health and wellness, as well as fashion.”

Budgeting Tips and Food Planning

21:30 to 23:20

Discussion on budgeting strategies and meal planning.

“I actually want to know what Gemma's going to say to this.”

Fashion Guidance for Themed Events

23:20 to 26:42

The hosts provide fashion advice for themed parties and events.

“I'm interested to see what Gemini comes back with.”

Discussion on Gemini Pro Plan

28:00 to 28:13

Explore the benefits of the Gemini Pro Plan for students.

“So if you're a student and you've got a.ac.uk account and you haven't got Gemini Pro Plan free for a year, you need to jump on that.”
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0:00Lola:Welcome back to the LuxGen Group chat. If you're new here, we're the Gen Zs from SheerLux, keeping you up to date with the latest in pop culture, trends, fashion, beauty and more. Just a quick disclaimer before we get into the episode, we cover everything from friendship drama to sexual health and mental health. But in case it wasn't obvious, we are not professionals, although we do sometimes chat to some. So if there's anything you're really struggling with, please do seek the help of a professional. And wherever you get your podcasts, make sure you hit subscribe. It really helps us out. Enjoy!

0:28Lola:This week on the LuxGen Group Chat, we discuss how Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik reunite for an upcoming TV show. This is something as a big One Direction fan, I've been dying to hear some of these conversations. I was just sitting there watching. I was like, oh my God, he's literally saying everything. Lola reveals what it was really like at the Victoria Beckham show from her documentary. She was like on stress level highs because it was outside. And I remember it being, one, so cold. And finally, what fashion pieces we have on our autumn wishlist. I bought it and it's infiltrated across the rest of the office.

0:59River Island leather jacket, high collar.

1:01Lola:It's a good one. Enjoy. Welcome back to the LuxGen Group Chat. How are we? Good, thanks. How are you? Really well. This week I'm joined by Steph and Lola. Hi. We haven't had this combo in a while. No, I'm into it. This is fun. So how's everyone been? Yeah, good. Halloween is around the corner. I've got Halloween plans. I'm going to a party. I haven't decided what I'm going to wear yet. I'm chill. I might just throw one because I've not been into one. Honestly, it's the best time. our friends were debating whether doing a New Year's Eve one or doing a Halloween one Halloween obviously it's the best time parties suck suck yes guys I'm glad we felt the same because I've fallen out of love with them no hate them hate them they always suck they're overhyped and I overhyped I put them on this pedestal and I like oh it's going to be amazing it's going to be amazing it's always a disappointment you want to go home and I always feel so sad the next day but I'm telling you Halloween party is always fun okay

1:51Lola:okay let's move on to the hot list all things celeb and newness who has watched or listened to louis tomlinson on diary of a ceo i've watched the clips because i can't i watched the whole two hours i watched it cine world did a screening of it because i don't know if you agree with me it's that good it's really so he is so eloquent and so thought-provoking he's like mature as well and really like as you said eloquent thinks through everything he's saying I am a massive One Direction fan and I would say he wouldn't have been top of my list like he kind of as he even said in the interview like he wasn't the main main guy of the show but after that I love him my friends as well were like oh my god I love him he's so introspective yes so comes across so intelligent he's so in touch with his emotions he's been through you can tell he's been through so much but you can tell he's been through a lot of therapy yeah you can tell he's come out a better person from it all I was really inspired from it.

2:46Lola:Well, what I found really interesting when he was talking about the dynamic of the One Direction group was he, so he was the eldest. He was, I think, 18. And a lot of the other boys were 16. So he was two years old. I think he was so much older at the time. And he very much took the role of like, almost like the big brother of the brand. So he would stand up to management if he felt like, okay, we need a night off tonight or he had got three younger sisters or had three sisters and he was very much, he was the older brother and he was like the protector. And a bit rebellious as well. Like I had no problem to say like no I'm gonna go out tonight and no I'm gonna do this and you do kind of need the different dynamic but it was interesting like the different people and the way Liam was in the group was completely different why?

3:25what was Liam like? Liam was much more as Louis said he had been training to be a singer since he was like 14 like he was in work mode from 14 to 16

3:34Lola:and apparently he'd been doing gigs the size of you know small arenas from quite a young age so for the rest of the boys it was like totally new for them but they said Liam was the most reliable when it came to like an interview or a shoot or something and the boys maybe they were like I don't know being a bit naughty yeah whatever he was the one that would stand up would you know would answer the questions he was so reliable and on it it was a real testament like Louis obviously been through a lot of grief and it was really special the way he spoke about everyone and you just felt fully there with him emotionally yeah it was really really sweet yeah I actually think it's one of it's the most amazing interview i've watched ever really i've got i honestly think that wow what was the most like shocking thing that you learned from his interview there was one comment about when they when the band ended there was this big meeting and they were all sitting in the room and there were obviously managers there and they were all trying to get what they wanted out of the situation and he said i think the cover of the actual episode is the room felt cold that day that was it and it was because he just all of a sudden these people that he worked with forever everyone was very much gunning for themselves yeah understandably but you can tell from what he was saying that there's someone in the room that wanted to excel leave the group fly high and I'm gonna guess it's Harry Styles who I'm a massive fan on and listen would we be different in the in the situation ourselves I don't know but it is really nice for the other guys to get a voice in this situation like Louis being able to speak about this and tell his truth it was really interesting this is something as a big One Direction fan I've been dying to hear some of these conversations I was just sitting there watching I was like oh my god he's actually saying everything and he's also they're filming him and Zayn are in the process of filming a road trip Netflix docuseries kind of surprising no like Zayn's been MIA but their relationship he unearthed so much about their relationship as a pair really they would always share a dressing room always always then it got to a point in the career where they actually all split off and would have a dressing room each apart from him and Zayn and they'd stay together yeah isn't that really sweet so kind of like it was really then upset when zane decided to leave the band he was like i just wish zane had pulled me aside and just said mate this is what i'm gonna do but no he heard it at the same time as everyone else which is why they then had quite a lot of beef online like there was a lot of twitter exchanges throughout the years so the fact that they are together and making a documentary just actually warms my heart oh yeah i actually can't wait to watch that i think they're gonna talk about like why he left and i mean we know why but like a bit more.

6:01I hope so because I am quite intrigued. This is again stuff we don't know about. Guys a lot comes out when you're driving. I feel like that's the DMC time. Oh my god my mum's biggest tip when we were growing up is get Stephanie in the car and she'll tell me what's wrong.

6:13Lola:Who watched the Victoria Beckham talk? I have all in one sitting. I'm dying to watch it but I haven't yet. Okay tell me. It was just quite interesting. I thought it'd be a lot more on well I just wanted to see inside her house. Oh. And the family dynamic however it was more about her businesses wasn't it Lola? Yeah it was all about Paris Fashion Week which was the one I was at oh my gosh yeah so she was like on stress level highs because it was outside and I remember it being one so cold and two raining and raining like I remember Charlotte feeling a bit bad it was my first time in Paris because like we were literally in the car the entire time under her umbrella like I saw nothing and all the models were coming down from these steps and honestly if they were to have slipped so true she is hilarious that's the thing I can't wait like her personality yeah even like compilations come up on tiktok for me i've heard remember on like interviews and stuff or like grabbing a microphone she's always so funny but it kind of also touched into like you know how everyone says that she doesn't smile it was kind of like well i did stop smiling because major things happened that people didn't know i found this so interesting she lost so much money yes david invested yeah david had to bail her out 38 million yeah oh my god he loves her I know yeah yeah he but he did say it was stressing me out like we sat down we looked at the books and it was just and so what took it back up how did they survive she kind of put herself more into the brand that was her tip like and she launched Victoria Lincoln Beauty didn't she exactly and Beauty did really really well but also like bringing back like the iconic like wag and the posh vibe and they they recreated that look with a famous photographer and it was like an og look of hers and it was just so iconic do you know what i loved her wag outfits so the shorts were like up her ass and that's a massive sunny the really low jeans the tight top and the big glasses extension like half up here but also when she had the kind of quite shortcut as well yeah pixie yes so good i think she was wearing in the documentary i would wear now yeah same fair my favorite moment in it is when she's talking about how much David has supported her.

8:18And David goes, I would support you if you were making like a cheese toastie or something. And then she goes, let's be honest, I can't even make a cheese toastie.

8:27Lola:I wouldn't say it's as good as the David and Victoria one, but it was great. It was such a good insight. That was amazing. Also, you do get a sneak peek into a couple of their homes and that is great. Some of the dresses are just unreal. And I feel like at the beginning, was that Romeo's rooftop? That was Romeo's flat, I think. Yes. Ooh. when they were doing the tiktok dances yeah yeah harper's so cute i can't wait for her to be the next hayley bieber yeah she will be she will be yeah talking of nostalgia i saw a tiktok the other day of 2000s nostalgia ruby chick yes oh my god you just opened a portland i want to throw a 2000s party oh my god that's so good guys can i tell you something really embarrassing my bedroom up until the age of I'd say 14 was groovy chick the bottom half of the room was purple the top half was hot pink and there was this silver groovy chick that went all the way across and stickers all across that's kind of it was it was so iconic and that's why I wouldn't let it die but I was 14 and I was like this must go I need to show you pictures like your bedrooms you'd like every couple of years you'd literally beg your parents for a refresh yeah I remember being like okay I think I'm gonna go from pink to purple mom and she'd be like are you sure I'd be like let's do it rebrand yeah every couple of years you'd like you feel like yeah I'm ready for a rebrand I wish I did I just let it go until I was 14 so good my mom did not let me do that it was strictly white walls and get on with it but I do remember the upgrade from like single to double yeah that took me I think I was like maybe 15 I was 15 and it was I broke my arm conveniently i was like i need a double bed that makes it all sense i love it how bad is this i used to because i had a single bed and we had a spare room that had a double and sometimes when i'd get my hot water bottle i'd accidentally open the top of the hot water bottle and go oops i'd be like mom i've spilt the hot water bottle she'd be like well go on then in the spare room and i'd be in the big double bed like come on that's so good it's like when you pretend you're sick and you put your little thermometer in the hot water but why did it come back where did you see this there's just a train going around on tiktok to throw like a 2000s nostalgic party what else is 2000s polypocket i feel like yeah i'm also thinking parasilton parasilton polypocket is very different energy but they're the same they are tamagotchis i would actually have that as a bag guys i had one recently did you yeah but they're really annoying the penguin do you remember the penguin penguin penguin penguin you'd be like i have to feed all of this oh i'd be like mom i've i'm meeting lola in the igloo at six and she'd be like no it's dinner and i'd be like I said I'd meet her in the ink loop.

10:58Such similar times. Oh, the best.

11:01Lola:We touched on this earlier. It's the rise of the intellectual creators on TikTok. Have you seen that? What do you mean? So creators, I guess, have a lot more credibility now in terms of conveying a message. Okay. And you're seeing a lot of people that are becoming really niche in whether it's finance or fashion news. And there was a creator. She's amazing. She's called Mia Rose McGrath. She's actually just quit her full-time job now and she talks all things finance wow and hmrc actually backed her in a partnership to deliver news on like new tax laws and i thought that is as like an official source of information exactly how crazy is that something we would initially go to the news for yeah yeah now creators are delivering this but that's like the same like how all news articles are all on like tiktok now yeah because that's what we stare at so for someone like to be 23 years old giving us finance advice i'd sit there and watch it yeah like i trust you especially in a cool format we were talking about like how we could do it in a cool way or they're doing it in like a mega outfit you know what i mean yeah i love it i feel like you need to keep people engaged and content creators like if you find someone you love you're gonna like follow them and respect their opinion so it's actually really clever to really tap into that yeah i love that to have a gen z interactive way something reachable i feel like you can never have a weird niche because there are so many niches and I think the nicer you are the more targeted you are yeah yeah Olivia Dean's stylist oh guys I love her so so much so much she's so beautiful you could put her in tracky bumps though and I'd still be like I want it yeah I feel like her casual outfits are very different to her stage outfits but I'm into both of them it's very retro is it Diana Ross is that what I'm thinking of like so like ladylike and kind of vintage and sexy and I never get that outfit out of my head where she wore it was her last festival this summer and she wore the pink dress and she came onto stage and the tassels and little petite shoes and her hair and I was like wow that is an angel in front of us have you guys seen the new artist sienna spyro no she's like up and coming all on tiktok but she has the most amazing style she's starred by ed liberty rose oh i love her i didn't know she was a stylist i didn't either no i've just noticed her on instagram and it's very like 60s sort of like big hair like big eye flick wow she is amazing guys you're going to be seeing her like 10 times more that's cool for edie as well yeah really cool they're like she's like 19 years old and is playing at like big festivals now it's like proper like ballads as well like you would love it days oh my god yeah one of the songs is you stole the show and it's just like unreal okay need to get we'll need to look into her she's super cool having a strong image as an artist is really important agreed it's like it'll literally pave the way i mean if you think of amy winehouse you have something in your head straight away amy amy winehouse like come on but everyone like even adele like her initial look at the start just to give that kind of recognizable thing like you know like certain content creators yeah they need to stay in that same spot that's made them famous that's how people like pick it up exactly yeah recognizable things so the style is so important it's like tate mcrae has all the sports look very much so also when everyone rocks up to your concert in the same vibe that's that is when you know you've made it yeah like sabrina carpenter's kiss yes love

14:15Lola:okay moving on to things we're loving yes what has been in your baskets lately i bought it and it's infiltrated across the rest of the office river island leather jacket high collar it's unbelievable the one you had on last week yes i literally worked so many compliments i wore every single day last week coco has it florence has it lec has it it's so cool though nights out perfect jacket office perfect jacket over trackies and a baggy t perfect outfit like i actually love it it's got the cost per wear and it's only been like a week and a half what are you buying days well just talking on that i don't know if those listening have seen our shillats middle east collaboration with wear that which is a styling platform in the middle east we have put together 10 piece collection and there's a really cool high neck I saw that it's super cool yes I know it'll be on sale right now for those listening oh my god exciting and there's only a certain amount of units I believe so yeah run I shot the behind the scenes for that collection yes you did and I was really nice being able to see how everything was styled there was the sheer skirt it goes floor length but there's like a mini skirt underneath and I feel like you could style that again in so many different ways love that really good piece how about you babe weirdly enough I bought a summer dress it's from many many clothes which I love love kind of indie but I wore this like black and white polka dot little puffy dress the other day and paired it with tights and little black pumps obsessed because I was thinking that maybe that's sort of how I can keep summer into autumn and winter like my wardrobe doesn't change my mum was like when are you going to change out your summer wardrobe I was like no I just put more things on yeah like it's layering it up so I got this really cute little dress and then the other thing I've got is this at the moment.

15:52It's really nice. Zara men's guys you need to go to the men's

15:55Lola:section. I got a really nice shirt there from the men's section in summer. Yeah you're sleeping on if you don't go to the men's section all the time. They have the best jackets, best shirts and sometimes it's cheaper. So good. Piggybacking off tights we did a shoot with Amy Croystall who is Nicola Coughlin's stylist. She's really cool. I followed her for a while and she has just done this collaboration with I think it's heist the tights brand and she's doing like burgundy tights cheetah print tights so cool they're like very loud but they're also chic yeah and I feel like with a like plain black dress burgundy tights yeah like cheetah tights it's like real look do you know Briley King yes she was wearing cheetah tights under her ripped jeans like just then poking out like in the knee kind of cool very different yeah I like it you know how obsessed I with my air fryer yeah Moll Kitchen have released an air fryer cookbook and it is so good it's so clever that's clever it's also the coolest branding on the front looks really cool it looks very aesthetic picking packing off food I have this new obsession guys so uh workout studio near my house does this really nice smoothie like a coffee nut butter it's kind of smoothie and I've gotten obsessed with it so much so that I'll go in when like I'm not working out and get it and I kind of was getting a little bit of judgment last time I went in.

17:13Yeah, can you not recreate this? Yes, so now I'm recreating it. So the ingredients are a shot of coffee, oats, date sauce. So instead of putting in a whole date because you just can't be dealing with all that. A little date syrup situation, banana, ice and a bit of peanut butter. Delicious. Delicious. That's just the same.

17:31Lola:The date sauce though, that's so good. It's actually so good. I went to Whole Foods recently and got that. It's so good and I feel like it just wakes you up. It like gives you a little bit of something. Yeah, it was the espresso in there. Nice. The espresso in there was actually delicious as well. Better than what you told me the other week. What was this? Steph was living by herself. I was like, Steph, what are you cooking for yourself? And she was like, oh no, I eat the same thing every night. Like real girl dinner vibe where it's like low effort. Like guys, I'm coming in after late days. You can't beat it though.

17:57Lola:When you've got, if you've got a go-to that just hits the spot. No, this is weird. You might judge this a bit though. Every day. Let's hear it. Including breakfast. No, not including breakfast. Come on. I thought you had to eat the same thing. No, because I don't. No, no. No, not for breakfast. Okay, just dinner then. Toast, loads of butter. Scrambled eggs. Nice. Fine. Peas. Peas. Peas with the... Smash peas. No. No. Just peas. Just peas. And guys, we... Every day. Wow, I'm really getting aired out on the podcast. Have you tried smashed peas on toast? Oh, no. That's yummy with a bit of mint. No, that's really good.

18:30Lola:Oh, that does sound nice. Yeah, a bit of chilli plates. But guys, no, I need to give you the full vibe. Okay, nice and quick. Toast, lots of butter. Lots of salt You need the salt It's nothing without salt It's similar with the eggs Lots of butter Lots of salt Guess what I'm putting on my peas Lots of butter Lots of salt And then on the side Fish fingers What? With your eggs That is a girl's dinner But it's like you'll have that first That is not even a girl's dinner Fish fingers though Yeah Scampi What about scampi? So good Scampi and baked beans Oh fish fingers in a wrap Judge me all you want But it's good In a wrap Sandwich White bread Yeah in a wrap Really?

19:03Lola:Oh guys A bit of mayonnaise maybe Mayonnaise and ketchup mixed together with fish fingers Mary Rose love it. Mary Rose. Glad you can't beat it don't be judging me. I like that.

19:15Lola:Okay for this segment we're handing our dilemmas over to Google Gemini, the AI that everyone is talking about and since UK students can get Gemini Pro Plan completely free for a whole year with unlimited chats and image uploads we wanted to show you how you can use it in your day to day so we pulled our audience's dilemmas from the DMs, the kind of questions you'd be debating with your mates at uni so let's see what Gemini has to say. Let's see. Okay, are we ready? So I've broken this down. We had so many DMs, but we've broken it down to romantic, budget and money, health and wellness, as well as fashion.

19:46Lola:So let's kick it off with romantic dilemmas. I've been seeing this person for a few months now. Things are going really well. I'm just stuck for date ideas. I want to do something that actually feels thoughtful and different, not just another dinner or movie night, feel you? I'm talking low pressure, but still kind of memorable. Help. That is a good question. But also it feels like you've actually put in that bit of effort. Gemini, we're going to ask you. Okay, here we go. So I'm just typing it straight into Gemini. We can actually talk this as well. So we could, we could talk to Gemini. Like a voice.

20:15That's so me.

20:16Lola:I'm so lazy. I can't be bothered to ever type. All right. So here are a few ideas that fit the bill from Gemini. Okay. The hands-on creative date. Take a short casual class together. So beginner's pottery painting session. Cute. Okay. I love this one. A coffee making or latte art workshop something you never think of because men are into the whole coffee yeah you know beans smashing it and it's also something you'd like to know and i never would have thought of that okay brilliant love that or a mixology class where you learn to make cocktails that's my vibe love love why it works it gives you a shared focus and allows for easy light-hearted conversation i also feel like you'd giggle and kind of competitive because you're like who's gonna make a better one i feel like this one's for lola competitive and playful date yeah engage in light non-serious competition so go to a bowling alley or an arcade bar i like it that is my sort of day yeah or a bit of ice skating love it oh but a race okay next romantic dilemma my ex just re-followed me out of nowhere no message no context just to follow and now i'm trying to play it cool but my brain is spiraling do i ignore it completely do i remove them or is this some kind of soft reach test help me pick peace before i overthink myself into a breakdown.

21:28Oh, girl.

21:29Lola:Oh, girl, that's a lot already. I actually want to know what Gemma's going to say to this. This is the social media equivalent of someone tapping you on the shoulder and running away. Ooh. That's so clever. Oh, my God. That's insane it got that. Wow, it's designed to make you overthink, but let's reframe it to pick the path of least effort and most peace. Least effort, most peace. Yes, please. Okay. Oh, my God. First one, which I'm liking so far. Do nothing. The highest value move. The white works. It's the most non-reactive and it's the powerful response. That's so true. Yes, Gemini. You are gaining back the power with that one.

22:02Next one, set your personal boundary. You're protecting your space. Action. If your profile is public, consider making it private for a week or two. Ooh, so you'd like make them -

22:11Lola:I don't know though, is that playing games? It is a little bit. Also, it shows you care. Yeah. And you want to be like, I don't freaking care if I've seen. So true. I feel like I'm liking the first one so far. Yeah, me too. Last one, when to take action, the decision point. Only consider removing or blocking them if one of these things happen. I like that they give you exactly what to work with. Only remove a block if they send a message and only remove a block if the follow becomes stressful for you. Yeah, agreed. This is really good. Moving on to budget and money dilemmas. I've got about£100 left in my account to last the whole week and I'm trying to make it stretch.

22:42Groceries, travel, everything. But I still really want that little Friday coffee moment because sanity. Yeah. Can you help me plan what to spend where so I don't end up eating cereal for dinner again?

22:53Lola:Well, we've all been there. Been there. 100 % been there. Shall I have a look? Yeah. Come on, ask Gemini. This is a completely manageable budget for a week and we can absolutely safeguard that Friday coffee. Yeah. So it's done your weekly£100 budget plan, broken up like everything, grocery and meals,£40, travel,£45, Friday sanity coffee, five, emergency buffer. This is so clever. And then it's also gone into like a tactical grocery plan. So like what you should buy. Oh, let's hear. okay so like rice one pound 50 estimated cost and then it's like gone down to like eggs potatoes brilliant your protein your breakfast 31 pounds in total like amazing and actually you could even do this then for a whole month you could ask them to then true and i feel like also if it's giving you the protein you can make sure you're getting actually exactly what you need as well it's also done this is quite funny it's also done a your cereal free meal plan so you can really avoid that cereal on the Friday night.

23:51Okay, next we have a fashion one.

23:53Lola:I'm interested to see what Gemini comes back with. Yeah, like what should be fashionable. So my friends planned a themed night, 90s R &B vibes, dead. And I literally have no idea what to wear. I don't want to buy a whole new outfit just for one night, but I also want to look like I understood the assignment. Can you help me figure out how to build a look from stuff I already have, maybe with a few accessories to pull it together? Clever question. Okay. Now, jumping in here, because Gemini has a feature where you can actually show you get the video camera up and you can take a video of what's in your wardrobe this we're just asking gemini but just so you know yeah that's actually really clever the fashion cupboard i was like pick out like what top works with my jeans and it did it yeah love that that's quite good i feel like that could really help like on a sunday evening planning your outfits for the week as well or something like that yeah and aside from fashion imagine if you're out and about in the street and you just saw someone had like had cool shoes on you could do a video and be like gemini where are these from instead of asking oh my god we have option one ladies the street wear vibe tlc inspired okay what are they saying baggy jeans cargo trousers how to style it for the 90s the baggier the better oh i like how they've even shown you how to style it as well then top you're going with a crop top duh yeah this is the contrast piece the small top emphasize oversized bottom love the layer oversized button down shirt or flannel shirt crucial for the style wear this unbuttoned over your crop top and tie it around your waist.

25:12I feel like tying around the waist. I like the styling tips. It's going really specific. Yeah, there's even more written down here. I'm kind of shortening it. Footwear, this is it. The chunky trainer. Yes. That's where we've kind of gone away in most recent style. The wumpa stomper. Yes. Okay, option two. The glam, sleek vibe. Destiny's Child inspired. The base, a slip dress or a tight knit dress. Footwear is with a platinum heel or a chunky boot. Okay, cool. I can see that. Kind of like a Bratz doll. Yes. Accessories. Oh, it's giving you accessories to nail the look.

25:41Lola:a choker guys scream choker i was the queen of choker at uni same honestly i was actually just looking at old pictures the last day with saskia the thin chokers but also the thick ones remember the ones and it'd be like attached to your top on the back remember if i went if i was getting ready like a girlfriend's in a girlfriend's flat and i didn't have my choker i would honestly it would ruin the night i'd be like my outfit is ruined did you have this at all no i was like so anti it i'm not gonna lie i still think they're kind of fire if you're going for a 90s or and be proud you're gonna have to get that choker out glossy lips and eyeshadow and a body chain yes like a little belly chain this is so this is great this is great yeah and i feel like you would have some of these in your wardrobe already the most important part confidence thank you gemini well i also think if you're at uni as well there were always those sports nights or like themed nights and you and you can't be buying them different outfits absolutely not and that's where you could use your friends wardrobes take videos of what they've got take photos I wish you could put it into your budget as well.

26:37Into your budget plan.

26:39Lola:I wish I had this during uni. I know. The Gemini Pro plan has loads of other features. For example, there's one way you can make all of your uni notes into a podcast to listen to. Yeah. Stop. Yeah. Say you've got a group presentation and you want your ideas to be won over by the group. You can make it into a video. Yeah. Oh my God. Also, the podcast is kind of cool because it's like two people are talking. Oh, wow. So it's actual like, not just like a monotone voice going da da da. It's like, okay, let's talk about this. I feel like that's really important for people who have different learning styles.

27:08You know, like back in the day, it's very much textbook, but this is good for people that are our learners. Yeah, exactly.

27:12Lola:That don't, yeah, maybe text is overwhelming and hearing it. Totally. Because you can do something else on the go, can't you? You could do the, put a wash on, go to the gym, go for a walk. I used to, like when I was in A-levels, obviously I didn't have any of that. So I would record myself speaking and then just like listen to myself. But like it was obviously like. Yeah, but that's clever. You know, that clearly is how your brain works. Yeah, exactly. my brain was like that but i needed like a different voice or like something that like shook it up this would have been perfect so good deep research you heard of that feature so it basically just deep dives the topic even more so say you know how gemini created the budget for us we could do more of a deep research and gemini could fully probably look at which bank accounts perhaps have the best interest rates gemini could really deep dive it or like what student discounts you could get with what card you know how you can get like santander train line exactly so It would probably tell you all of that.

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28:02Lola:So if you're a student and you've got a.ac.uk account and you haven't got Gemini Pro Plan free for a year, you need to jump on that. Yeah, I'd be all over that. Well, that was a fun little yap, wasn't it? It was. So for those listening, Lola's got one little thing to ask. Don't forget to subscribe, guys. Don't forget to subscribe. Click that subscribe button now and we will see you next week. Bye. Bye. Bye.

28:31Bye.

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This week on the LuxeGen Group Chat, Daisy, Steph and Lola unpack Louis Tomlinson’s emotional Diary Of A CEO interview, his surprising reunion with Zayn and why Victoria Beckham’s fashion doc had us hooked. Plus, we chat 2000s nostalgia, share our autumn fashion buys (River Island leather jackets, burgundy tights, Zara men’s), and give our hot takes on rising TikTok creators like Mia Rose McGrath and Sienna Spiro. We also test out Gemini AI to answer dilemmas around dating, budgeting, bedtime routines and theme-night outfits – spoiler: it delivers…


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