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Taylor Swift's music has evolved over time and so have her beauty choices.
2016-12-29
From long ringlets to sleek bobs, Swift has become a beauty icon. And it's not just red lips and smokey eyes for this pop super star — the 27-year-old Swift has also tried platinum locks and some experimental makeup.
See how Taylor's beauty has evolved over the past 10 years:
Taylor Swift wore her hair loose and curly to her first Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony in May 2006, about five months before her album debut.
Taylor Swift arrives at the 41st Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards in 2006.Michael Buckner/Getty Images
In these early days, Swift was known for her natural curls. Here she is at her first ever CMA Awards with a smokey eye and nude lip.
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Taylor won her first CMT award for video of the year with "Tim McGraw." Her beauty look was simple and prom-like with pronounced ringlets.
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Swift loved coordinating her eyeshadow to her gowns, like this matching look at her first Grammy Awards in 2008. She was nominated for best new artist.
Taylor Swift arrives at the 50th annual Grammy awards in 2008.Grammy Awards in 2008/Getty Images
She went for understated glam and looser, more relaxed curls at her first Met Gala in 2008.
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Swift had her hair in a pretty chignon with lose tendrils when Kanye West interrupted her awards speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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The Grammy Awards in 2010 was one of the first appearances of Swift's now-signature red lip.
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After that, Taylor began to play with her beauty look. She straightened her hair and rocked blunt bangs at the 2010 American Music Awards.
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Then at the 2012 Grammy Awards, she wore her hair pulled back in a bun.
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The straight hair became even more common, and so did that red lip. Here she is at the 2012 VMA's.
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She hadn't completely given up her curly roots at the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
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It just looked a lot more relaxed. Here she is at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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Taylor's style became more sweet and so did her makeup. Soft hair, red lips, and pretty eye makeup was her routine.
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At the 2013 Brit Awards, she went a bit more daring with a smokey eye peaking out from beneath her bangs.
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She kept the smokey eye look at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
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Taylor showed off her chopped hair at the 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards. She has stuck with the shorter hair ever since.
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She wore her hair shaggy and messy — but in a cute, bed-head kind of way — to the 2014 VMA's.
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The curly short hair was definitely here to stay. Here she is at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
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But on tour, she also started wearing her bob straight with her bangs swept to the side. The red lip was also a common addition.
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When she performed again at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, her hair was soft. You can also see Swift started to experiment with highlighter.
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Contouring was definitely in by the 2015 Grammys.
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But Taylor's "1989" tour staple was always the red lip.
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At the 2015 Video Music Awards, she went for daring eye makeup and a low pony tail.
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Then she went for an even shorter bob at the 2016 Grammy Awards.
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It looked very sleek and sophisticated. Here she is at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar party.
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And then, all hell broke loose when Taylor went gothic with her platinum blonde hair and outfit for the Met Gala in 2016.
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She has since changed her hair back to her normal color, though it is a little blonder. Here she is at the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show in 2016.
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Her hair is now a little bit ombre and it appears as though she's letting it grow out. We can't wait for her next beauty transformation.
Megan Willett-Wei was an executive editor at Business Insider. Her teams spanned the worlds of lifestyle — including beauty, style, travel, food, and royals — and she also helped oversee Business Insider's freelance program.Before her role at Business Insider, she was a lifestyle reporter for Business Insider and a digital culture reporter at Tech Insider. Her work has been syndicated by Slate, CNN, MSN.com, and more.She is a graduate of Wellesley College where she double majored in English and Art History.
