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I'm back! With a makeup blog. :D

I finally got myself over to Ulta and purchased the new Tarte for True Blood makeup kit.

As a True Blood fan, I was so happy to hear this was coming out. About time.

Let me just say, as a makeup lover, and a True Blood lover, I was almost overloaded with girlish joy! HA!

Anyways, I bought the eyeshadow palette kit and the lipstick. They also have a cheek stain, but I passed on that.

As far as shadows go, this is the first time I have ever purchased anything from Tarte. I was more than pleased to know their products are cruelty free and include that special clay which is suppose to be good for you. The shades included are True Blood inspired, such as "V" which is a deep magenta color, and also "Fairy" a glittered pink color. Very smart. :D

I am pretty hard to satisfy when it comes to makeup. My favorite makeup brands are Revlon and Urban Decay. That being said, the eyeshadow in this special Tarte kit is a bit disappointing. It's not as highly pigmented as I would have hoped. Not like Urbay Decay, but its still good. My skin color is dark, so I am always looking for a high pigment shadow. I suppose if you are a True Blood fan it wouldn't matter. It's 99 percent of why I bought these items. The eyeshadow kit comes in this cute little packaging, as you can see above. It features a box for the makeup with imitation leather that looks like a corset, with a little pull out drawer underneath that has an eyeliner, mascara, and primer. I haven't tried any of those yet, but they seem excellent.

The lipstick on the other hand, is brilliant! I love it. It's a lip pencil and goes on smoothly and lasts a good time. Great red color.

As a makeup connoisseur, I would definitely recommend. If you are a collector of these type of items, its a must have.

Now, the only major downfall to this is the cost, its pretty pricey, but considering the brand and product, it might be worth it, depending on your pocketbooks. :D

Enjoy!

True Blood season 4 premiere - a brief review (spoilers!)

WARNING!! DO NOT READ AHEAD IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!

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This season started off with a much slower pace than last year. The oh-so-nice fairies that Sookie was whisked away by turned out to be not so nice, and not so attractive either. This scene was the most out of place in the whole episode, possibly the whole series. It was odd, and that’s saying a lot considering this is TRUE BLOOD!  I could care less about the fairy story line.

Lots of things have changed, because while Sookie was only gone for a matter of minutes in fairy world, it ended up to be an entire YEAR in the real world. Turns out lots of things have changed since her absence, the biggest surprise of all with Bill, being KING of Louisiana now. I already watched episode 2 online, and how that came to be is explained in that episode.  I must say, all of the twists with Bill are a real surprise to me, I don’t know if he’s bad or good now. I don’t read the books, so it’s a thrill to watch. Eric is Eric, and continues to be Eric up until the end of episode 2. Anyone who reads the books knows about Eric’s amnesia, and it looks like it is happening. I don’t read the books; I only read the synopsis of them.  

Jessica continues to struggle with her vampirism. I think she was kidding herself trying to play house with Hoyt. She’s starting to show her true vampire side.

Lafayette has joined his boyfriend’s coven, though hesitantly.

Tara is a lesbian now.  Yup.

Arlene hates her baby because she thinks he’s evil, and he certainly seems he might be. (It’s a boy!)

Jason continues to play deputy to Andy’s sheriff. Andy is hooked on V and Jason is entrapped by his ex love, Crystal.

Pam is Pam, and I love her.

Sam hangs out with other shape-shifters in group therapy.

New regulars this year are Nan Flannigan, played by the awesome Jessica Tuck.  Alicide Herveaux, played by the yummylicious Joe Manganiello (but doesn’t show up til episode 3! The nerve!) Luna, played by some actress I forgot her name, and Marnie, the leader of Lafayette’s coven played by Fiona Shaw, Petunia of the Harry Potter franchise.  She’s awesome.

The saga continues. . .

I have to admit, after the season 3 finale, I was starting to lose faith in the series, but I’m re-energized. We’ll see how it keeps my attention this year.

I have no patience.