We Can’t Stop Talking About Off Campus! THE Make-up Launch Controversy & Alix Earle’s Sad Girl Moment | The LuxeGen Group Chat

2 Jun 2026 · 35 min · 9 chapters

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In short

The hosts recap Gen Z “Off Campus” (book-to-TV) drama, discuss celebrity/beauty TikTok controversies, and share current beauty, clothing, and social-media finds.

Guests

No external guests are featured; the episode is hosted by Poppy with co-hosts Angelina and India.

Key claims & notable examples

  • Off Campus: Season 2 is teased as focusing on Dean and Ali; the show adapts multiple character love stories by semester. Fans debate toxicity changes, citing the “campus hands-off rule” being handled via rumor rather than the ex directly.
  • Casting note: An actor described as Renee Rapp’s ex-boyfriend is discussed.
  • Alix Earle controversy: She posts herself crying after running into her ex Braxton at a party; the hosts speculate he may have left to see his rumored new girlfriend.
  • “Quinn” steamy celebrity audiobooks: Rob Roush is mentioned as a contributor.
  • Patrick Ta blush drama: Critics say his “transition blush” set is overpriced and may have been inspired by makeup artist Painted by Esther; the dispute includes claims about credit and timing.
  • Beauty picks: Say You “City” setting spray; Huda Beauty lip stain (Cinnamon); Summer Fridays cream bronzer; Danessa Myricks Blurring Balm; plus skin tint recommendations.

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Chapters

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Fashion Check-In: What We're Wearing

0:47 to 3:35

Hosts discuss their outfits and fashion choices for the day.

“Hello and welcome back to the LuxGen Group Chat.”

Discussion on Off Campus Show

3:35 to 8:00

In-depth conversation about the 'Off Campus' show and its characters.

“It's giving heated rivalry, but Gen Z version.”

Alex Earle's Viral Moment

8:00 to 14:00

Hosts talk about Alex Earle's emotional TikTok post regarding her ex.

“If my ex invoked a campus wide hands off rule, I'd be flattered.”

Alix Earle's Emotional Reunion

14:00 to 17:14

Discussing Alix Earle's emotional reaction to meeting her ex at a party.

“They go and there's loads of videos of them chatting, dancing in similar circles.”

The Rise of Group TikTok Accounts

17:14 to 20:54

Exploring the trend of group TikTok accounts and their appeal.

“Can you talk us through, Angelina, what the four and the five are?”

Patrick Ta's Blush Controversy

20:54 to 26:50

Analyzing the controversy surrounding Patrick Ta's new blush product.

“who's got a bit of controversy around them.”

Beauty Favorites in the Heat

27:15 to 28:01

Sharing beauty products that work well in hot weather.

“is there any beauty everyone's been loving?”

Beauty Favorites Discussion

28:01 to 30:39

Discover the hosts' favorite beauty products and their experiences with them.

“It comes with a mirror so I can look and I can drag it down my neck and it genuinely just looks like I've got a tan.”

Summer Fashion Must-Haves

31:45 to 35:25

Hear about trendy summer clothing items and styles that the hosts are excited about.

“It's just a really nice, like light, almost turquoise blue, v-neck, really, really tiny top, cap sleeve, a little bit of like pleating here and then a button.”
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0:02Turn it up! Storm has zero sugar and 200mg of caffeine, so you can turn that workout up a notch. Good energy in, good energy out. Energy for life. Today on the LuxGen Group Chat, we're doing the ultimate rundown of everything you need to know about off-campus. The actor, he's Renee Rapp's ex-boyfriend. What? And the new online creators we're absolutely obsessed with. I want to go to New York City and be friends with them. I think like group social media accounts are kind of genius. And are we late to the game on celebrity steamy audiobooks? Oh my god, I've never heard that! Actually, maybe I don't want to listen to that.

0:41Wait, wait, guys. That's way more ronchy than I thought. Yeah, I know. And make sure you follow us. We've got new episodes every single Tuesday. Hello and welcome back to the LuxGen Group Chat. I'm Poppy and I'm joined with Angelina and India. Hi. Talk me through what are you wearing today? I've actually mistakenly worn jeans. Yeah, when you came in in jeans. i thought okay in england that we get 33 degree heat and you can mix it up like you were just on holiday too like did you not well that's why because i came back late last night and it was kind of cool so i was like okay i don't know what 33 degrees feels like in london because it's been a year so i was like look i'll just wear this top and jeans also i haven't unpacked like there's just so much too much exactly so i was like jeans this top blah blah um step out the house it was boiling couldn't turn around because i was running late but anyways my jeans are from zara love them I'm wearing these wedge sandal thingies from Lindsay.

1:30I love them. They're quite high, but they're very comfortable. And I can't walk in high heels, so these are great. And then my top is Reformation. I love the pink and the sleeves. Thank you. I don't have any pink in my underwear. That color really suits you. More pink this summer. More summer pinks for India. Also pinks. Anjali, what are you wearing? I've got these really cute ballet flat pumps type things from Suzanne. I love that. These are my babies. I these are my ladies ladies this skirt polka dots of course from naked nice and then the top is the one I wear all the time from uniclo kids section and then the kitchen yes it's my favorite thing to do just be like what do you guys because always so much cheaper yeah cropped fit because this is like maybe I should get on the way I think you should in your you know why are you not shopping in the children kids because it's the same like erism yeah Yeah, no, Lily, it's so good.

2:25And it's so much cheaper. Zara men, Zara kids. The whole chain. Zara is just for you. Oh, nice. Where's your necklace from? Oh, necklace. I actually got last summer when I was in Lisbon. I walked in this random little jewelry shop, and they had a charm bar in the back. So I put the charms together and chose the necklace. Oh, that's really cool. Yeah, and then these earrings are from Mango. I got them two years ago, and they're generally just my summer earrings. Love it. Which I went kind of just comfy today because I saw the temper and I just thought, if I get hot and bothered. So I'm literally just wearing a plain black tank from Zara and then these really nice flowy white shorts that have thicker polka dots on them and then my trusty ASOS black ballet flats and then my earrings are from a small business called Mamara.

3:10Your whole outfit is just like slain. I love the jewellery. It's so simple but you look so good. Oh, stop. It looks great. Thank you. You're welcome. I don't even know what to say. She's speechless.

3:26Right, well we've got a lot to get into with the hot list and the TV, everything that's going on at the moment. Firstly, topic of the office, off campus. Yay, hockey players. Like, honestly, do you know what it is? It's giving heated rivalry, but Gen Z version. Yes. Also like straight. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just straight heated rivalry. Yeah. It's really good. First up, cast. Okay, they're all so fit. I think that's why everybody's so hooked into the show. Because every character, or even not just the men. Even like the dads. Yeah, yeah, even the dads. Kevin Ball, I was like watching this and I was like, hold up.

4:00I know like BookTok is all over, of course, because it's a book adaptation. Whole series, there's several books for like, I think pretty much each character's love story, but they've decided to break it up. So each semester is a season and they'll focus on a couple of different couples. They don't think they're going to go the Bridgerton format, which is like each season, different couple. So next season, I think we're getting Dean and Ali. Of course we saw a bit of them. Yes. You're on episode two as well, aren't you? Yeah. I'm sorry guys. I'm literally doing this. It's actually kind of fine because I've been sucked into the TikTok edits that I've accidentally seen the odd thing.

4:34And I also saw, I'm at the point in episode two where Ali and Dean end up dancing. He tries to kiss her and she's like, she's in the jacket. That outfit. Oh my God. You know when you play on the floor on Spotify now, the video is them. No way. No way. It's so good. I was just like hot and flustered. I want that stress. I want it and I want it now. They custom made it for her. I was like, ship me one, I beg. Please, guys. I saw her and I thought that is the best looking. I would normally find that scene cringe, but I was like, you actively look insane. And she's just so hot. The dancing, she was really controlling the floor.

5:09And I would never dance alone in the middle of the dance floor. But Ali makes me want to dance in the middle of the floor. I want to be her. And the way she just marched off and thought, get back. I was like, come on. It was a lingering look, and he was like, damn, I've got to get to her anyways. I'm excited to watch the rest, because I'm in episode two. It's pretty good. I mean, again, I kind of love that playboy turned lover boy type of thing. I think it's so cute. So that's next season. And so you know John Logan, the brunette one? Yes. Okay, so apparently his love interest also, we might get a bit of them next season, because they've announced the casting for her.

5:44Oh. So that's pretty cute as well. I'm quite excited. I actually didn't really know like much about him, but him, himself the actor, he's Renee Rapp's ex-boyfriend. What? So apparently, you know the song - Is this before she came out? Yeah, like before. But you know the song, I Hate Boston? It was from like her album, the Snow Angel album, and In the Kitchen, apparently the songs are like, she said that, she has said in interviews that like, oh, no songs are like specifically about specific people, because it's just her process, but most people suspect. But they were like both on Broadway. like so they were like so he can sing I like watched a video the other day of him doing it's a song from tangled though now I see the light or something of him saying that yeah I think he needs to be Flynn Rider guys like actually oh he's a great video later I'll show you guys because he is so good but so if you've read the books I've not I just I don't know if I will a lot of people are saying that this show is actually better than the books really There's like two camps of people right now I've been seeing on TikTok is you've got the diehard book talkers who are like, they changed this, they changed that, I don't like this.

6:53And then there's some people being like, I've read the books and I think this actually fits the cultural context now. I see. I think the books were set like 2014, 2012, like a bit a while ago. So there's certain things that happen in the books that people are like, that would be quite toxic now and things like that. So for example, one of the things that people are kind of upset with or happy about is when Hannah and Garrett break up, he invokes a campus hands-off rule. Right. So no one can go near her? Like nobody. No one else can get with Hannah because I've been with her. Basically she broke up with him under the guise of like, we should see other people moving too fast.

7:27So then he invokes a campus-wide hands-off rule. Of course he's like big star hockey player. Oh, campus-wide. Like their uni. I was just thinking their house, like none of the boys in his house. No. He's thinking no one could, yeah. Oh, wait. So everybody's like, that's so toxic, right? So now what they've done is they've kept it in there. It happens, but he's actually not the one that invokes it. It's like a rumor that starts. Somebody gets it misconstrued. And then she confronts him. He's like, I would never do that to you. Like you can go with whoever you want. Like he seems actually heartfelt about it.

7:56Oh guys, I can't wait to watch it. It's so good. I love that. I'm like, oh my God, get me. And also imagining Bauma, I'm like. Oh, he's unreal. If my ex invoked a campus wide hands off rule, I'd be flattered. you're that obsessed with me that you want no one else touch obviously i'd be a bit i'd be pissed yeah i think also like of course you wouldn't want somebody else taking control of her autonomy and stuff right so i think changing that flows a lot better yeah so that's what people are kind of happy about i would say like we don't need toxic romances because a lot of these shows like romance ones like tell me lies and all that they're popular but there's also like a huge toxicity element but we don't need that do we like this show is still really good well i like how they've adapted it to like the current time and yeah that would not fly now and we would all be quite angry about that and upset yeah that's good I love the show so when does season two come out they're meant to be starting filming apparently like maybe end of the year like who knows but they're meant to be doing that so probably like late next year like I'm not thinking I just this is why I'm almost dragging it out because I don't want to do I don't want it to end I don't want to just bomb it out.

9:04Then you're just stuck like me. Just like, I want to try and time it so as I finish, then Love Island kicks off. So I've got like a week. I mean, you've got a week. I've got a week. That's smart. That's a good piece. Do you know what I mean? So is everyone back next season? Is it the exact same cast again? Sadly, for fans of Josh Houston, who plays Justin, are gorgeous. I love him in Heartbreak High. I love him. Oh, he's gorgeous. My Shayla. Sadly, Poppy, your Shayla might not be returning to season two. I think he's not. I wish you could see Poppy's face. Poppy's actually pissed off, guys. I hope the camera shows you on this because...

9:37No. Wait, so I'm in Heartbreak High. You know what? It's Heartbreak High. It's great. It's such a good show. That's your next show, Poppy. Okay, cool. But why isn't he going back? I think he's got like a conflict of filming. I've heard the rumors that he's going to be in the adaptation of Fourth Wing. Oh. Is that the fairies having sex? Yes. Yeah, I have actually not read it, but... Guys, I almost feel like we should read it. Guys, should we go, like, F.L. Lux Gen Book Club? For the plot. and we just read all the filthy book talk books off campus I will say like speaking of like Quinn teased an off campus like Dean thing Quinn oh that's Quinn oh my gosh Poppy you don't know what Quinn is can I just say I've actually never listened to Quinn like I've never listened to the podcast but I've seen and heard of through Charlotte and Lou basically Quinn is a podcast series audio book, Erotica, that is recorded, voice recorded by celebs and male celebrities of like the really popular shows and movies.

10:41No way. So like Rob Roush. He's the one. Yeah. Oh, listen to that. They did the heated rivalry guys as well. Yeah, so the heated rivalry. Who else have they done? Tyreek Withers. That one? Tyreek Withers. Tyreek is in? From him? No, no, no. Not from the island. She can't. Later. I thought maybe no Oh my god no but they had talk with us from you know what I'm talking about reminders of him yes and then they had you know the guy from Tammy lies the one not see what's the guy who's in the most recent season oh yeah they're really sexy

11:24So he did one as well. So they've just teased like a clip. They always tease it through like costume, like random clues. And they like just posted a video of like the Maverick costume in a hockey helmet. So everybody's like. Maverick and hockey. And Dean. Yes. No. And then it shifts to like a suitcase and people think it's going to be Dean and Ali's like both of their actors. So who knows guys my god a bit too excited

11:57Yeah, but you have to pay for like a subscription I don't know if I've got like a lot I'm just not like wait group No, do you like Jen group Quinn account? Yes. We get it expense I reckon if you get an account surely I can just like listen to it. Yeah, they can yeah, can we all take your phone? It's on the echo on our table we just listen to it instead of I'll come over at lunch break and be like okay guys what are we listening to today do you remember that sound I don't think I showed you but it's this TikTok sound it's a trend where people are playing this sound of a man like talking really seductively about a girl to like a group of guys saying that this is my ex and this is how he voice noted me and it's everyone's reaction oh my god I've seen it that's Rob Roush that's Rob Roush's Quinn that is Rob Roush's Quinn they're like oh fuck you look so sexy that is Rob Roush

12:50I need to show you have you seen the tickles actually you're so beautiful it's unreal there you go actually maybe I don't listen to that wait wait guys that's way more ronchy than I thought yeah I know so Charlotte and Lou listen to this yeah Charlotte's talking about it on in Paris and I was like well It says May 28th, guys. It's the 26th. Oh my gosh. Two days till we find out. That is true. Can we do that TikTok prank on Lola? Yeah, we have to. If I said that was my thing, you should believe it. That was just a lot of panting. I just wasn't expecting it. I don't think I needed to listen. But also, just imagine actually recording it.

13:27Literally, I'll sit right here right now and he's just doing it into a mic. It would actually make me itch. I'd be the person on the screen watching it like that. On the topic of young love as well, have you seen that Alex Earl has posted a TikTok of her crying over Braxton, her ex? Oh no. And everyone's giving her such credit for being so vulnerable. And basically, it's kind of caused a bit of controversy because they're at parties together and it's for the guy who owns, I think, Sit Marg. So obviously Alex is a rep, but he's also one of Braxton's best mates. I see, yeah. So they were both expected to be there anyways.

14:02They go and there's loads of videos of them chatting, dancing in similar circles. and then when she gets home and she's taking off her makeup, she puts her phone up and she just talks about how they were getting on really well and they're in a really good place and they're really civil but then she was like, oh, I then found myself when I'd lost him in the crowd being like, oh, where is he? And looking around the room and then she basically starts getting upset and talks about how hard it is to actually get over an ex and basically the story is he left the party and his girlfriend, that Holly Ford girl that's been here in the room Well, we don't know.

14:36I think so that's been rumored to be seeing him landed in Miami that evening. So everyone's like, I think he left the party to go pick up Holly. But then everyone's like, is that peak on Holly that he's, she's arriving and there's just mass media that he's just been at a party boogieing with his ex. But then a lot of people are like, Braxton has handled it maybe in the best way he can. But then it is just really sad for Alex. I'm like, she seems to be the one having to go and put on a brave face and if he is seeing someone else. Yeah. I think it always sort of been worse if he had like actively ignored her and like yeah it's so civil it seems to be but it's so hard but i do get alex like i don't know about you guys but we've all been in that situation where you like come into contact with someone that you were seeing or were dating in like a group setting with all your friends and you kind of have to play it off like you're cool and you're chilling and then they leave and you're literally like where is he where is he where is he where are they and it's just like the rest of your night is ruined because you're just thinking about this guy when they leave it's where have you gone yeah and also it's the stab of they've gone it's like oh did you not want to stay here yeah she might be like did you not want to stay at the party like karen chad yeah like i look sick i look hot as fuck i'm really great i've got a great personality why would you not want to stay here with me yeah are you guys an ignore or say hi to an ex oh depends on how it ends oh give me scenario when would you say hi when would you air it okay if it was like amicable and we have like similar friends and things like that like i knew i'd be seeing them yeah i'm cool with saying like hey how are you chatting and stuff like that.

16:03If it did not end well I would duck and run. I am duck and hiding, I'm running away. It's just so criminal. And I hope Alex is coming there now. I know, me too. I also just really think, I mean I literally don't know the girl but I'm like I hope she finds someone. And she also posted on her story the other day like what do people actually want to see in reality shows. Oh really? And it was like do you want to see family drama? Do you want to see BTS of really cool work events? Do you want to see Love and My Dating Life? And she like screenshotted the poem reposting it was something like 80 % of everyone said love relationships.

16:33You're dating. Their show is going to be on Netflix, right? And then she replied back being like, well, there is no one at the moment. But I'm like, interesting, you know, maybe this is another, not PR stunt, but like. But is it going to like pivot the direction of the reality show to be more like, where's Alex Love Life? I think it just might be like segments of it. Like maybe they'll try to film. I wonder if he'll be in it. No. I think they started filming after they broke up, right? Oh, really? Or did they start? You know, when they like sit down, it's like Braxton Berry. Congressionals! Yeah, and he's just sat there like, so.

17:06So nice. It's just silence. Before we get into another TikTok drama, Patrick Tarr's blush situation. Can you talk us through, Angelina, what the four and the five are? Yes. Okay. They're my new favorite TikTok it girls. Basically, there are four girls living in the five boroughs in New York City, and they've created a group TikTok account. Same. And I think they must have started this in April, and they've already surpassed, like I swear they have over like 40 ,000 followers. Like for something. Like they're like skyrocketed. They're getting brand deals. The other day I saw on their TikTok, they got invited to a private shopping event at Polen, like just for them.

17:42No way. Yeah, in New York City. And their lives are just so cool. So basically it's just like a group TikTok account and they all post content on it like individually. But also like when they hang out, they do little vlogs of like, this is what we're doing today. And they're all in their 20s, working in different industries. I think that some of them, one of them's in finance, one of them's in account executive, corporate marketing, content creation. So like they're all in different industries, so you get different bits of their lives. And I'm just so obsessed with them and they're just so cool.

18:08I'm like, I wanna go to New York City. That's so smart. And be friends with them. I think like group social media accounts are kind of genius. Yeah, I've never seen that. Everyone's saying that that's the new thing of this year. Really? Like the solo influences like Alex L, Jake Shane, they've had to slowly adapt into bringing like, Alex L's got her family and friends. Jake Shane's got his friends famous. And like the squad mentality is like what everyone's loving because you can see the different characters and you can see the different angles. Like let's say Sally's doing a video of Ashton's birthday.

18:39You're also getting a different side and take that Ashton might not film. Yeah, I'm really loving that bit of it. Like you get all of their accounts as well, like on their individual accounts. That's what I like. And they always do this thing with like a narrator in some of their videos, like that little, you know, that TikTok narrator. Yeah, so it's like, welcome back to the four and the five and it's the sex in the city like theme in the background so it really reminds me of like sex in the city all that show girlfriends like in the 90s that tracy ellis ross was in oh yeah that type of vibe like i really like they're just cool effortless like okay this is our day and like them on nights out they film like all the funny tiktoks but also it's like okay we're getting ready with me and you can look at each other get ready with me it's so cool it's so smart though because there are so many like established as you were saying single content creators that have been creating content since they were teenagers.

19:26It's so hard to get up to that level now or in the 21st century knowing that people have been doing this for ages and it's taking them time to get there. If you want to blow up overnight or just get a following quickly, I guess it's easier to do it in a group. You need a niche. This is a niche, but no, their videos are pretty good. I love them. I can't wait to stalk them. I know, they're just so cool. Which one would you be? Ooh, okay, I think my favorite is Ivana. She's a content creator and like a model. So I really like her. But also I really like Gabby's content because I kind of like the finance but also like fashion girly.

20:01Wait, so do they edit it themselves? So is it like a different editing style based on each person's video? Cause that would be - No. I'm not gonna lie, those vlogs must be a lot of admin. Yeah. After all filming, who's editing this? Yeah, like is there a key, is the content creator? Is she key editor or? I wonder if she is maybe she is because that's like her thing yeah also it's so relatable because like us in our early 20s everyone going into different jobs in different areas of like life everyone's like doing something different and I always want to know what my friends are getting up to but like I can't talk to them every single day maybe you've got like a group so it's actually really cool like even this bank holiday like the way people have done different things I'm like and you know how everyone always says like oh god our friendship group could be a reality show I'm like that's the kind of thing I want to see I want to see that in my friendship group I know, I kind of love the vlog, so yeah.

20:49That's my new favorite content creators. Okay, so, well a content creator who's got a bit of controversy around them. Oh, here we go. Patrick Tarr's Blush Drama. I love beauty guru drama, guys. It goes way back. The golden age of YouTube. Who was the woman who fell out with James Tarr? Tattie, yes. Bye sister. The world was shocked. I was so into that. Oh my gosh. No way. So Patrick Tarr, bit of hot water. So what's the, what's the crack? What happened? And so there's two parts of this drama. First is the product itself. So he's released a transition blush system. And to get that, you know, that like sweeping, like under eye blush to like heavier blush effect.

21:28He's said that like, oh, these are the three products that you need to recreate this look. And you can buy it as a set on his site. But that's like almost 100 pounds. And on top of that, he's also released a brush to get the specific look. So if you get the full set to get this look, it's kind of like, why? You're spending 130 pounds just for a blush. Exactly. And the transition blushes themselves, they just look like the major headlines blush, but with a lower pigment load. So some content creators I followed showed like they are actually quite sheer. Oh, really? So it really kind of acts more as like a tinted setting powder to match the blush.

22:00When in reality, you could just use like, I don't know, like put a peach pie. Or you could like to use the original blush. Yeah. You could just use less blush. yeah so that's what people are a bit upset about because it's got the blush duos and then also the liquid blush bit but people are like again the liquid blush isn't even that pigmented yeah because you're meant to put it with your concealer and people like well you don't even see it especially on deeper skin tones it's like disappears you're talking about and then on top of that he recommends you use it with his major headlines blushes and then you can get them okay now he's taking the Everybody's like, come on now, Patrick.

22:35You can get this look. It's been around for a bit. People have been doing it. And they haven't had your whole collection. I really want to see what this look looks like. I'll show you guys in a bit. Tyler had this, like, I don't know what. Concert looks are always kind of like that. Her makeup looked amazing. But it's that technique. So is it really bright here and it just goes out? No, it's brighter here and it's, like, softer diffused. Yeah, it's just really diffused into your concealer, into your under eye. And it goes a bit, like, harsher towards the end. or tools like and it looks great but then that takes you to the second part of the drama because Painted by Esther actually does Tyler's makeup and Painted by Esther or people are saying that Patrick Tarr has taken this what's it called?

23:18The transition blush look I guess she like popularised it right you would say? People are saying that Painted Practic Tarr has taken this transition blush look from Painted by Esther and has stolen that because she's been doing it for years and he's come out and done it literally the same week she has done a brand with coasters so that's why people are kind of like what the hell's going because didn't she come up with a response video yes so she'd come up for the response video and that was a bit i felt bad for her because in the video she even says like she's a bit scared to talk about this because she's one singular makeup artist patrick tells like a massive makeup artist and a brand so she said somebody from patrick's team had actually tried to book a makeup session with her and she'd accepted it and then i guess like a week before the actual booking her team was like oh the person wants to record you doing the makeup and she was like that's a bit iffy like no so she canceled the booking and basically speculated that they were just going to use that so in the video that patrick tar has now i guess like explaining the transition blushes and how to use them one part of it he says like oh he created this like category like oh this is a new trademark like i think he's trademarked the name transition blushes which is like crazy i don't know how i feel about this what do you think i love patrick tar like i've loved him for ages i love his makeup i love him like he's just so cool and i think it looks really bad that she posted her tutorial with cosas with this transition blush technique on like i don't know last wednesday and then patrick tar came out with his video on like the friday or saturday yeah that does look bad but i was reading his comments and obviously he had loads of up and down comments some were like this is terrible you stolen this whatever others were like oh actually she never said that she created this look no he never said that he created this look yeah this transition blush look has been around for ages and maybe painted by esther popularized it but it doesn't mean that patrick patrick tar hasn't been doing this for years before yeah so just because it's been popularized by esther it doesn't necessarily mean patrick tar has to give credit to esther because it's not her so that is where it takes a long time to produce my thoughts because of the product he's not seen in the video and gone right team exactly that's exactly where i saw it actually it's a bit he's not copied her directly like us working social media we know how long it takes for videos to get approved be edited for all you know he probably filmed that video two weeks before and he she just happened to release her video two days around the same time before he did so there's a lot of like back and forth in it yeah i think i guess like the main part again like how expensive the product is.

25:55I guess that's more. But like nothing. And then I guess, yeah, people are a bit upset because then in the comments, I think he was quite fiery about it. And then also her response again in the video being like somebody from his team wanted to watch me do makeup. I think that's weird. And film it is like slightly sketchy. I don't know what happened to that. Because if the product's been in development for like a year or something like that, I guess the other thing is like Esther has been doing this makeup style for like quite a bit. And she even says in her video like, oh, I didn't invent this makeup style.

26:20I know that guys. Because she says that like it wasn't my makeup style. I think she's like Kevin Aucoin like makeup artist from years ago. Like that's where she started learning that from. So I think she was just a bit like, I guess they're like a bigger company. Yeah. She doesn't know how to like navigate it. Which is quite sad, I guess, in terms of like she's one person. It's interesting. Would you buy the transition? Yeah. Would you buy the transition blush? I don't like hate Patrick Ta. I want to try it now for the banter. I want to see how to do it. I want to pay 100 quid for it. Well, Patrick Ta, I do love you, but I don't know what's going on there.

26:50What's going on there, bro?

26:56Well, before we get into all the things we've been loving, this is a reminder to subscribe to the LuxGen group chat so then we can carry on yapping and telling you all the best pop culture out there and all the products that you need to have in your basket. Please subscribe. Let us keep going. Before we carry on. Do it now. Five, four, three, two, one. Subscribe. Okay, so moving on from Patrick Tarr's blushes, is there any beauty everyone's been loving? The Say You Sediza setting spray. Ooh. In a heat wave, guys. She's been good. Really? She's been good to me, actually. A little bit of Huda. Obviously, I put the Easy Bake Powder.

27:30That's my ride or die. But I've recently started using the City Set. I really hate when setting sprays, like when you spray it, it's like just too much. Like it's aggressive. Get soggy. It's like a mist. This one's just like, it feels like a mist, the nozzle. Nice. So it's just so light. Nice. So it doesn't feel like I actually have anything on. Okay. And it's so nice. And I think it's worked like pretty well. because I was out yesterday like all day came home makeup still looked nice and glowy not melted off my face it was great so the Say City setting spray I never really used a setting spray but in the heat I've been using the L 'Oreal one that literally looks like a hairspray oh the one Lola showed me yeah and I'm like that one's surely locking it in but the beauty I've got two beauty favourites and one of them Steph got me on Twitter has she ever told you about the Huda Beauty lip stain and shade cinnamon no no oh my god so every time I've seen Steph just around the office I'm like your lips like god forbid it looked incredible and so i asked her multiple times because i can't forget you know when you're like wait what is that again yeah yeah and then in the week on the weekend i was out shopping and i saw it in real life and i didn't want to risk ordering the color and then not liking it yeah so i saw there in the shop and i was i'll give a bit of a test and i absolutely loved it i've forgotten it today in my bag but i used it all over the weekend because it's lip stain it does last really well and it's not one of those ones we have to rub something off or peel something off you just put it on give it a bit of a smudge and it is the nicest colour looks natural lasts all day like you know when you're like I found a good like this is just taking my makeup from a 6 to a 9 yeah it's like nailed in the shade and then the other thing that I've been loving is we all know I'm a bronzer gal I'm a fake tan bronzer gal she is tagged and summer Fridays have just come out with a cream bronzer ooh nice yes and I normally use the Chanel one but I hit pan and like can't be buying one of those every week yeah no anyways so I went and got the Summer Fridays one and I can't remember which shade I am but I got two just in case.

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29:19I got sand and clay I think and I also got the matching brush and when I tell you it is the nicest colour but it looks so natural and because it's cream in the summer when you're just a bit more almost sweaty and dewy it is, honestly I cannot rave about it enough and it comes with a mirror. Oh that's so good. It comes with a mirror so I can look and I can drag it down my neck and it genuinely just looks like I've got a tan. You've sold me. I love it so much. I'll show you it when I get obsessed in my bag. I talk about this like primer all the bloody time. I know. But it's the Danessa Myricks Blurring Balm.

29:54Like it is essentially just a balm primer. You mix it into your skin before you go in with a regular primer or just go in straight with your makeup. But it's got this Epsilite technology which sucks in your oil throughout the day. And so I'm a really oily gal and I can't do anything without putting on this blurring balm before I do any makeup. It genuinely has changed my makeup. It still makes me a bit dewy and a bit glowy, but it's not super matte. But I'm not really oily to the point where I'm wiping my face and I'm like, ew, I can actually moisturize my body with that. It's the perfect amount of glow and dewyness.

30:33I need to buy it every time I see you use it. It's so good. Where do I get it from? Sephora. Oh, okay. So I need to order her online. Oh, I'm going to do that right now. It's great. It's great. There's so many things I want at the moment. I really want her, the skin tint that they do. I've heard the skin tint is great. Okay, I'm debating between that one and the Kylie one, but I don't know what to do. Kylie skin tint is good. Really? Is it? It is good. I've been using the Giorgio Armani skin tint. Ooh. That's apparently amazing. Because I think I need a skin tint in this summer. Yeah, I can't do foundation in the summer.

31:04Skin tint is great. I know I talk about it a lot again, but Sculpt by me Hydrate is good. You love that one. You love that one. Between that and Kylie, sorted. Also, there's a really good NYX one as well. I got all three in one go when I was like, I don't know which one. And I genuinely have loved each one. Really? And going into summer, is there any clothing items that you've got on your payday? Which... So good, so good, so good. Everything you want for summer is at Nordstrom Rack stores now. And up to 60 % off. Stock up and save on the brands you love like Vince, Sam Edelman, Frame and Free People.

31:36Join the Nordiclub to unlock exclusive discounts. shop new arrivals first and more plus buy online and pick up at your favorite rack store for free great brands great prices that's why you rack this guys i found the perfect perfect summer top so i was actually influenced by olivia grace oh she's on instagram to love her her style is amazing she and love evie love she did this real i think she was unboxing like pr and she got this top from mode mischief it's a australian brand oh my gosh i love and it's called the aquamarine top. It's so simple. It's just a really nice, like light, almost turquoise blue, v-neck, really, really tiny top, cap sleeve, a little bit of like pleating here and then a button.

32:18Cute. I don't know what else to say. It is perfect. That is literally me. And that color would look so good. That's so good on you too, India. It's perfect. It's what I need for summer. Just wear that with some baggy jeans, even like some boot cut jeans and some boots or some little heels. No, I could just say, like on holidays, They do it in a coral color too. And I just need that in my basket. Maybe we should just go to Australia. Honestly, I think we really should do an order. Yeah, I'm being so serious. Mode mischief. I really want, you know that skirt set they have? Yes. I've wanted that skirt set for so long.

32:50The Aussie brands just know what they do. They're just doing what no one else is doing in the UK right now. I'm like, why can't we get that? Oh, neither of you were on last week's pod, were you? I spoke about a drop of a brand new clothing brand. and they have only 2 ,000 followers that I found that I love from Beverly. And I've been waiting, waiting, waiting. And it came out for basically like 7 a.m. on Monday and I was hungover and I missed it. And I DM them to be like, do you have, like, is there anything? Is there going to be another drop? Is there scraps? She replied, yeah, I've just added some more smalls to the stock.

33:23I was asleep because I was hungover. Oh my gosh, you missed it again. I missed it again. I'm so worried. Oh, so gutted. Poppy, I'm not going to lie, you put that on yourself i know but i can see emma again alarm alarm you need an alarm notification i do i do i'm like loki can you just save one for me no honestly i'll pay double if you just hit me up with a small just love me that sorry that's hilarious i love that but for me for me you can um i am really i know everyone is but i'm just really into the heavy honors and i need to I want either the cobalt blue. Yes. The red. We spoke about that today.

34:00The red or my best mate, she's got almost like a peachy yellowy color. Oh, that's nice. And I just, the other day we were out for drinks and she was just wearing full black outfit, like high neck, halter neck, backless top, black suit trousers, boom, yellow flip flops. And I was just like, yeah. I'm thinking like swim. I went to the beach every weekend and then remembered I own one bikini for some reason. Don't know how we got there. Yeah, I guess like that. So, Kapala Swim, they've got their new Azora collection. And specifically, they've got these zebra print and chocolate brown bikinis. And a bunch of different, like, design styles.

34:33But that print, I love zebra print right now, like, for summer and stuff. But with that chocolate brown piping, there's one that's kind of, like, a barconet cup. But there's also one that's got, like, these little beads in the middle. And I'm obsessed with, like, cool little embellishments on swimsuits. So, those, I think I'm going to be buying that in summer. I've also got one more thing. Studio 7 Design. they're coming out with these jeans and they're basically like really thin like not pinstripe but stripe and they're coming out like a sandy butter yellowy color a pink and a blue and I just quite like the idea of having like a pink jean in the summer why not like imagine a pink jean with almost like that star top it was just like and I so I really want to get those when they come out because they just like coffee and it's just like a nice alternative especially in England where it might be like a bit cooler but I don't want like a dog indigo denim, you know?

35:20I want something a bit lighter. So definitely want to get my hands on a pair of those. Well, I think that's all we've got time for, guys. But thank you so much for watching or listening. And remember to subscribe so you don't miss the notifications when a new video or podcast is posted every week.

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This week on LuxeGen Group Chat, Poppy, India and Angelina are diving into all the internet moments everyone’s talking about. First up, they unpack the obsession surrounding Off Campus, from the cast everyone’s crushing on, to the BookTok debates and the rumours already swirling around season two. Plus, the girls discuss the celebrity audiobook app taking over TikTok and whether steamy audio romances are really worth the hype.


They also get into creator culture, including the New York-based friendship group account everyone’s obsessed with, and why group content might be the future of social media. Elsewhere, there’s a deep dive into Patrick Starr’s latest beauty controversy, the blush launch dividing TikTok, and the debate around who really popularised the viral “transition blush” technique.


Finally, the team share the beauty products they’re loving during the heatwave, from setting sprays and lip stains to summer bronzers, alongside the fashion pieces currently sitting at the top of their wishlists.


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Panel:

Poppy Edmonds | @poppyedmondss | https://www.instagram.com/poppyedmondss/ 

ASOS Bow Ballet Flats | https://www.asos.com/asos-design/asos-design-lion-bow-ballets-in-black/prd/209828058

Memara Soho Hoops | https://www.memara.co.uk/collections/hoops/products/the-soho-hoops-in-gold 


Angelina Mable | https://www.instagram.com/angelina.esi.m/

Uniqlo Kids AIRism Cotton Crew Neck T-Shirt | https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E474592-000/00?colorDisplayCode=00&sizeDisplayCode=120 

Na-kd Polka Dot Skirt | https://www.na-kd.com/en/products/low-waist-knee-length-skirt-brown-1100-012889-0017 


India Agyeman | @indiaagy | https://www.instagram.com/indiaagy/ 

Reformation Aylani Knit Top | https://www.thereformation.com/products/aylani-knit-top/1319748BGI.html 

Linzi Joia Wedge Mules | https://www.linzi.com/collections/heels/products/joia-black 


THINGS WE LOVE

Off Campus | https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.915d9984-53d8-4733-86c8-c2dc29411517?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb 

Saie CitySet™ Lightweight Setting Spray | https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/saie-cityset-lightweight-setting-spray-95ml/17378535/ 

Huda Beauty Lip Contour Stain (Cinnamon) | https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/huda-beauty-lip-contour-stain-1ml-various-shades/16338692/

Summer Fridays Bronzer Butter Balm Sand | https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/summer-fridays-bronzer-butter-balm-5g-various-shades/17823649/ 

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder | https://www.sephora.co.uk/p/danessa-myricks-yummy-skin-blurring-balm-powder-tinted-primer-foundation-18g 

Kylie Cosmetics Skin Tint | https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/kylie-cosmetics-skin-tint-blurring-elixir-foundation-30ml-various-shades/15395632/ 

Sculpted by Aimee Hydra Tint | https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/sculpted-by-aimee-hydra-tint-various-shades-30ml/17078348/ 

Mode Mischief Mimi Cropped Top | https://modemischiefstudios.com/collections/tops/products/mimi-cropped-top-aquamarine


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