Beautiful Idea: Vampire Beauty

True Blood is back! To celebrate the show’s return, we’ve rounded up these gothic goodies that range from talon pendants to fruit-flesh skin scrubs. We promise they won’t “suck.”

By Leah Melby

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Tarte for True Blood Limited-Edition Palette

The ultimate True Blood fan can snag a limited-edition set inspired by Sookie, Bill, and the whole crew. The show's makeup head weighed in to give the products an authentic feel and with shade names like “Glamour Me” and "Waitress", it really shows.

$52; sephora.com

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Illamasqua Lipstick in Underworld

An alternative lifestyle (like blood for dinner) calls for twists to typical reds and pinks. Try a vibrant violet, and prepare to dazzle.

$22; amazon.com

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Bite Superfruit Butter in Acai

Keep your translucent skin smooth as stone with this use-anywhere butter. Don’t let the red, speckled consistency scare you: Those flecks are actually pieces of fruit pulp.

$18; amazon.com

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Anna Sui Oil Blotter Case

While vamps might lack overly-active sebaceous glands and shiny foreheads, the rest of us mere mortals can blot away oil with these coffin-encased papers.

$25; urbanoutfitters.com

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DuWop Twilight Venom

Lip gloss or a vial of V? This spooky tube is far less sinister than it appears with ingredients like avocado and olive oil (not red blood cells) that work to plump up your pout.

$16; amazon.com

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True Blood Eric's Pendant by Pamela Love

Thanks to the hotties of Bon Temps, this don't-mess-with-me talon pendant is our modern equivalent of the 1990’s shark's tooth necklace.

$60; store.hbo.com

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MAC Nail Lacquer in Nocturnelle

Give your summery manicure shades a rest, and sniff out something more somber. Midnight hues work surprisingly well on both tan and, ahem, pale skin tones, alike.

$14; maccosmetics.com

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Intelligent Nutrients Bug Repellent Perfume Serum & Spray

Keep the real blood-suckers away with this geranium- and rosemary-scented mosquito-fighting duo. If there's one thing all of the Twilight movies taught us, it's that we want to smell good should a vampire like R. Patz come knocking.

Serum, $26; intelligentnutrients.com

Spray, $28; intelligentnutrients.com

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Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion

Aim to have your makeup last into eternity by using a primer before you apply any shadow or liner.

$19; amazon.com

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Fia Fan Clutch

The rough and tough vampire fashion pack take their style studded and skinned. This rocker clutch, in blood red, of course, is all they could ask for.

$334; fiastyle.com

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Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Crème Lipstick in Nocturnal

When you don’t plan on sleeping, keep this blood-stained shade on hand for hitting the town after dark.

$30; hourglasscosmetics.com

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Kat Von D Solid Perfume Ring

It's true that every girl loves (living) roses. Still, we think the undead might prefer this slightly darker, steel-ier variety.

$30; sephora.com

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Paula's Choice Brighten Up 2-Minute Teeth Whitener

Fangs or not, everyone's after a brighter smile. Give your pearly canines a bump with this easy, on-the-go whitener.

$14.95; paulaschoice.com

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Vampire Vineyards Merlot

Don't be fooled—that dark red liquid vampires are sipping is definitely not wine. We warm-blooded folks prefer something a little more full-bodied.

$10.95; vampirevineyards.com

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