Blood Is the New Black

There has been a rise in the vamp popularity. Let's face it girls nowadays would rather be bitten than kissed and prefer super pale than tan. This rise in the vampire trend is partially a result from twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries. Teen's have grown to love these shows and movies because the vampire is portrayed as sensitive and nice. On top of that their always hot. I'm going to list the top 5 trending vamp trends and a tutorial to achieve the vamp look.
1. Vampire in the media

Ranging from Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, or True Blood. Vampires are no longer scary and instead are misunderstood and longing for love.






2. Bloody Photography
there has been lots of photo shoots lately with more of a morbid look. I've been seen lots of murder, black and red, blood, and a whole lot of red that I just wanna sink my teeth into. Even Gaga has rocked a photo shoot with the morbid vampy aesthetic.

3. Vamp Fashion
Designers have been influenced by the vamp trend. A god example of this can be seen in Dsquared2's fall 2010 collection.

Dsquared2 fall 2010

Bottega Veneta fall 2010


4. Vamp makeup
after doing some research and an overall poll combined with the recent makeup tutorials on youtube, the sale in paler foundation have gone up. There is also an increase in sales of black eyeliner, blood red lipstick and even black lipstick.
5. fangs
A lot more people, especially teens have recently been investing in a pair of quality fangs. A great fangs dealer would be Scarecrow, who enables their customers to fit their fangs specifically for their tooth and be able to wear them all the time. People have also been getting their canines filed for a more realistic look. This of course is a bit more drastic, permanent, and more pricey.


Achieve the look
- vampires 9 out of 10 times have very pale skin, to achieve this look go for a foundation 2 to 3 shades lighter than your actual skin color. There is also a little secret that I've found to achieving paler skin without makeup, that a guy vamp can follow, and that will even lighten dark skin. This secret is cetaphil SPF 50 facial moisturizer. This moisturizer is great for the skin, lasts most of the day, lightens the skin and gives a very pale complexion, and is great for preventing UV rays. You can also use powder with the cetaphil to lock in the moisturizer more and to give an even more pale look.I am black with a normal shade of brown skin and this moisturizer gives me a lighter, dewy complexion. Warning, the change in color can be dramatic. Another secret is BB cream. BB cream works towards improving the skin, is a great replacement to foundation, and gives a pale and dewy look. This cream is super popular in Japan and in Korea.
- dark smoky eyes. This is a look mastered by Tyra, but can be done and look good on most if not all. For the day time just do a black eyeliner with a slight wing and mascara. For nighttime do the same and add some purple, grey and black eyeshadow.
- You cant be a hot vamp without those blood red lips. Gwen Stefani mastered this lipstick look. To achieve this apply a good bold red lip stick, red lip gloss and line the lips with a red liner. Another good vampy lip look is the black lips. This is more dramatic and more of a nighttime look. Also, for the bold red lips you can line them with black liner at night for a more edgy look.
- long flowy hair is stunning for this look. Short punky styles are super cleshay, the more updated vamp sports long flowy and wavy hair. The color does not matter just not a loud color, go for shades of brown, black, shades of long, and subtle not loud shades of red.
- vampires usually have distinct feature, therefore make sure to contour dramatic cheekbones, think 80s for this part
-in terms of wardrobe, lots and lots of black, black leather, bold red, Gothic and old fashioned jewelry, over the top rings, and dark and edgy accessories.