Are you a fan of the fang?

In case you haven’t gotten out of your coffin recently, let me tell you: With the Twilight saga dominating the box office,  the vampire trend is in full swing. A recent poll on ScreenCrave found that 73% of people admitted to not being sick of the vampire trend at all.

As you may know, the concept of vampires is as old as Dracula himself. One of the original vampire stories was  Johann Tieck’s Wake Not the Dead  published in the early 1800′s which was followed by Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

What started off with a few “I <3 Vampire Boys” t-shirts is now a full-fledged phenomenon. It has become so popular that it’s actually changed the world of makeup (for the time being).

The bottom line: Enough with the glowing tans and fake, Oompa Loompa skin. Right now, the pale, goth-like look is hot. Softpedia has done some research and, apparently, cosmetic companies around the country are seeing a drastic decrease in the desire for strong, vivid colors. Pale foundations are becoming more popular and so are smoky eyes and blood-red lips.  Nordstroms’ even has a Twilight-themed line of cosmetics, just in case you want to be sure you’ve got the ‘right’ look.

Although I can’t say I’ve purchased paler foundation, I will admit to being a fan of the fang, whether it’s Edward Cullen in Twilight, Bill Compton in True Blood, or Louis de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire. And, believe me, the Twilight/vampire trend is far from over. Rumor has it that Tim Burton is hoping to do a redo of the 1960s vampire Dark Shadows, featuring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins (sighhh).

For all of your vampire haters, crawl back into the coffin. The vampire trend is sticking around for a little while longer.