Top, L-R: Anna Paquin, Evan Rachel Wood
Photo: © John P. Johnson
Bottom, L-R: Michelle Forbes, Deborah Ann Woll
Photos: © John P. Johnson, Jaimie Trueblood
We're not embarrassed to admit that we have a healthy appreciation for all things vampire here at Daily Makeover. Perhaps there's truth to this article's theory that more vampire movies come out when Democrats are elected to United States presidency and more zombie movies come out when a Republican holds office. My last vamp obsession was the Lestat-peppered era of my adolescence... during the Clinton administration. Coincidence?
Political influence aside, vampires are having a major millennial moment. But the new crop of blood suckers are anything but frightening. It's all about their allure, their sexiness and the fact that they're all grown up. In fact, it's almost hard to remember that Buffy was slaying them. Instead, they're slaying us with their old world chivalry, impeccable bodies, multiple college degrees (one of the benefits of never aging past 18) and superhuman strength and speed. Says Brigette Ellis, Lead Makeup Artist for True Blood, who was also the makeup artist for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "There's underlying evil in all vampires of both shows, with horrifying blood suckers and glamourpusses on both ends of the spectrum." But she confirms that these days, vamps are bringing sexy back: "The vampires on Buffy were made up to look more monstrous, compared to the appeal of the True Blood crew."
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2 comments:
Thanks for the fun article. You do realize, though, that neither Anna Paquin nor Michelle Forbes play vampires on True Blood.
Hi again,
Scrub my last email as I see that you do realize those two aren't vamps. I just needed to read the entire article. Duh. Anyway, thanks again for giving us info on True Blood's make-up!
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