Disaster Davis

I can’t speak on behalf of everybody, but personally I’m rather proud of my heritage and absolutely adore being British. Sure, being born in New Zealand would have been the ultimate dream, but then again, Christmas would be utterly wrong on every level in the summer, so I guess I can let that slide. Continue reading to discover my sources of pride with the following fun tag.

Leave your favourite British things in the comments below and let me know if we have any in common! Also, credit goes to bubbablueandme where I originally discovered this brilliantly British tag. Be sure to leave me links to your own posts!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

It’s time again for another #BeautiesOnFire post, you voted on Twitter and decided that our theme for this week would be Back to School! Firstly, if you’re unsure as to what this whole #BeautiesOnFire thing is (where have you been hiding?) then please feel free to check out my introduction post below, additionally you may peruse the past themes.








I do hope that this will prove to be in some way useful for you, don’t stress it too much and simply be yourself, show the best side of you! Have you had a best and worst interview? I’d love to hear all about your experiences, leave me a comment below! Of course don’t forget to check out the other ladies posts from the link up over at everythingandnothin’.

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

Last month I posted ‘At Last! Beautiful Books and Time to get Involved!’ where I asked which book you’d like me to review next, I created the Twitter poll, received the results approximately a week later and now here we are. Did I love or loathe Nicholas Sparks’ ‘See Me’? Continue reading to find out!

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, tough, because I’m including opinions on the aesthetics here, too! So, what did I think? The cover were attractive and actually looks as though it could be depicting a film adaptation, it shows a clear theme of romance and if you’re familiar with the work of Nicholas Sparks then you’ll know this to be a confirmation of that. The blurb - honestly? It failed to grip me. I adore Nicholas Sparks and always know I’m going to enjoy his books but I feel that I know what to expect, romance, plain and simple. Which is wonderful, but I wanted something a little different and I felt that I could predict the book based on the blurb, thinking that I knew exactly what were being hinted at with the mention of violence. Oh, I really didn’t have a clue, I also most definitely got my something different.

Before diving into the main story a prologue is included, providing a very unique, rather strange and unexpected start. With the direction it takes it’s evident that there’s a vast difference in regard to the expectations based on other work by Nicholas Sparks. This is continued throughout the book, most certainly destroying my assumptions in the most remarkable of ways. See Me takes the reader on an insane and unfathomable journey through a multitude of situations and emotions. Many factors make it easy to become utterly enthralled, each character is extremely different to another yet the dynamics between them work so effortlessly; despite heritage, social structures and past experiences, both main characters have their own dilemmas and face a range of challenges, there’s twists and huge shocks thrown in and whilst there’s an incredibly strong theme of friendship, family loyalty and love throughout there’s also hatred, obsession, threats and violence. Rather than a simple love story Nicholas Sparks has gifted the reader with an intricate and exciting web of constant action. This is absolutely thrilling to read, you’re kept hooked to the very end and it’s definitely taken joint top spot in my Nicholas Sparks favourites, alongside The Longest Ride. All I could do once I’d finished reading were chatter away to my Mom about how unexpected and brilliant it were - I can’t wait for her to read it too, this is a definite recommendation!


Have you read this? If so I’d love to know your thoughts, aside from the book itself nothing gets me more excited than a good discussion on the particular story in question. Lets face it, I live for books!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

It’s time again for another #BeautiesOnFire post, you voted on Twitter and decided that our theme for this week would be Superheroes/Villains! Firstly, if you’re unsure as to what this whole #BeautiesOnFire thing is (where have you been hiding?) then please feel free to check out my introduction post below, additionally you may peruse the past few weeks themes.
When I discovered what this week’s theme would be, I have to admit, that I were utterly clueless as to what I were going to do. I’m almost completely void of all knowledge when it comes to superheroes and villains. Sure I’ve heard of plenty but I’ve literally only watched Iron Man 2, not 1 just 2, yes I’m a little (okay maybe a lot) backwards, oh and throw in the piecing together of YouTube clips showing Heath Ledger as the Joker. I were destined to struggle with any ‘added extras’ for this post however decided to put together an outfit and make-up look inspired by my chosen example regardless, despite not having seen the film in it’s full glory, I simply had to choose the Joker. Why you ask, when Iron Man would have seemed like the obvious choice? Well I just adore Heath Ledger, therefore it’s an honour to respect his memory in this way. Of course, I evidently lack green hair so used green to add colour to my dark eye-make up, saving me from the punched in the eye look I’d have certainly achieved with the abundance of only black. At the end of my look, alongside where my outfit is from and details of which cosmetics I’ve used, I will be sharing some information about the legend himself, of which you may find interesting.




I’m aware this has been a rather brief post but do hope that you’ve found enjoyment from it regardless. Who has been your favourite Joker of all time? Which is your favourite Heath Ledger film? Let me know in the comments below and of course, head on over to Beth’s post to discover everyone else’s insane talents!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

I’ve been eager to write today’s post for quite some time now, so long that it’s become rather ridiculous. As we all know there can often be hidden gems tucked away in the drugstore realm, with some occasionally proving to be a strong rival against expensive high end brands, how else would dupes be in occurrence? Feeling frugal, whilst also underwhelmed with my foundation of choice at that particular time, it made the perfect sense to venture into the heart of our beloved dupe homes in order to partake in some serious shelf searching, seeking to filter out the fabulous from the fails and to discover my ultimate love within the affordable cosmetics world - there’s of course only one central destination in question, to the drugstores! Keeping my options open I also had a peek in a few other budget stores. In order to benefit in some way from my findings, please do continue to read on!





Have you tried any of the above products for yourself, what were your opinions? If there’s anything you think I’d like of which you wish to recommend then please don’t hesitate to do so, I love hearing from you!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

It’s time again for another #BeautiesOnFire post, you voted on Twitter and decided that our theme for this week would be the 7 deadly sins, perfect for our 7th week wouldn’t you say?! Firstly, if you’re unsure as to what this whole #BeautiesOnFire thing is (where have you been hiding?) then please feel free to check out my introduction post below, additionally you may peruse the past few weeks themes.



This weeks theme offered a multitude of options, so many that I found I simply couldn’t choose one above another therefore resulting in my choice to create make-up looks for all seven! I wanted them all to be wearable looks, with some being perfect for the daytime whilst other’s would certainly not be out of place in a clubbing atmosphere. I actually used one of the following whilst going on a night out at the start of this week. I’d like to keep this post short but sinful sweet, if you’re following me on social media you’ll be aware that I’ve been on an utter roller-coaster, so without further ado, lets get straight onto my latest creations!


“Sloth:
1. Reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness.”

With laziness and lethargy in mind I wanted to keep this look very basic and to use minimal products - I of course opted for a no make-up style look. With only a simple base, natural barely there eye shadow, very little blush, lip balm and one coat of mascara I feel I definitely achieved this. To myself, I look as though I have nothing on, which is very peculiar to witness.



“Envy:
1. A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.”

Next I created envy and I wanted this to remain quite minimal also, with the focus being on the eyes. When I think of envy and make-up together I ponder people’s differing skill levels and think of people being ‘green with envy’ of those of which they view as higher in skill, talent or creativity. This would of course result in the envious person feeling in some way lacking themselves, hence my wish to keep the rest of this look somewhat basic, opting to use ‘sloth’ as my base with a few slight changes and switching my lip balm for a gloss, whilst of course continuing with natural brows!


“Lust: 
1. Strong sexual desire.”

My third and final look for Tuesday, also the one of which I used for my night out, is of course lust. Many of us endeavour to achieve a sexy look for the night time hours making this the perfect go to look, and to me, a lustful night time look simply has to incorporate an iconic red lip and smoky eye shadow.


“Wrath: 
Extreme anger.”

I’m rather certain that red is universally accepted as the colour portraying wrath, due to such an intense state of feeling, black, of course goes hand in hand with this, signifying the depth of fury. Unfortunately I’m lacking in red eye shadows, which did come as a shock to me considering my vast amount of palettes. I would have liked to have used a mixture of vibrant reds alongside darker crimson hues to transition into a smoked out black in the outer v, I’ve made the best that I could from such a disappointing revelation however.




“Gluttony:
Habitual greed or excess in eating.”

For many years I have been guilty of partaking in some serious comfort eating. Is it really a sin if you enjoy it so much? In my opinion, this look were definitely the least wearable of this collection as I went a little too crazy on the highlighting and the finished look reminds me of a unicorn. I were using cupcakes and sprinkles as my colour inspiration for this.


“Pride:
1. A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of one's close associates, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.”

When feeling pride from achievements it feels, to myself, like a glowy feeling. Therefore gold, a lack of contour, highlight and a light blush, put together tastefully, is the look I were going for here. I didn’t want this look to be over done and so chose a nude lip.


“Greed:
Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.”

I think of greed as excessive therefore using pride for the base of this look I piled on more eye shadow and added contour. With power in mind I chose to mix together two strong coloured lipsticks and in true materialistic mode I of course had to bring back the false lashes for the fourth and final look of yesterday (Thursday). I feel like greedy, spoilt people think of themselves as some form of royalty hence my decision to continue with the golden colours, although adding more shimmer in the process.



I adored creating the above looks and my personal favourite overall were probably lust, whilst my preferred eye look would have to be envy! Which look did you like the best? Which sin are you? Why not check out this fun Buzzfeed quiz to find out, then post your result in the comments below. I got wrath! Please don’t forget to head over to Beth’s main post including the link up. There’s so much talent in the #BeautiesOnFire bunch it’s unreal!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x