6 Times Taylor Swift Rocked Her Beautiful Natural Curls

Taylor Swift's stunning hair transformation over her 20-year music career has been a sight to behold. The singer has done it all: rocked her natural curls, cut her long hair into an ear-length bob, and worn it in both messy waves and pin-straight. Swift is a style chameleon, and her diverse hair portfolio alone proves that she can wear almost any look with ease. However, nowadays, Swift's naturally curly hair makes fewer appearances; during the early years of her career (when she was a teen country music star), she almost always wore her long curls. Now, she's more likely to be seen with barely-there waves in looks that feature Taylor Swift's iconic bangs.

So, while modern Swift doesn't embrace her natural hair quite as often as she used to, we still love to talk about Taylor Swift's best curly hair moments. During several Eras Tour shows in 2023 and 2024, fans got to see Swift's curls at "rain shows." And, her relationship with Travis Kelce has marked a new chapter in Taylor Swift's stunning style transformation, as she's started to wear her natural hair to his football games. While Swift looks great in any hairstyle (except for her hot mess hair era at the 2023 VMAs), there's something about her natural curls that we just can't get enough of.

Taylor Swift showed off her curls (and the process of developing her hit song "Opalite") in a February 2026 Instagram post. We can recall several times that Taylor Swift has gone makeup-free and looked flawless in the past, and this example certainly fits right in. The singer went all-in with the casual vibes by wearing her hair in its natural curls for the listening session. She's no stranger to getting vulnerable with her audience, and we love to see Swift embracing her natural appearance.

During the early years of Taylor Swift's career, the then-teenaged country sensation was practically known for her long blond curls. At most of her awards show appearances during this era, like the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards in 2006, she wore her natural hair. Whether on the red carpet or performing in front of country legends like Tim McGraw, a young Swift seldom styled her hair in anything other than curls. Swift's hair added to her girl-next-door vibe, and went perfectly with her boho-chic style. 

While Taylor Swift's Eras Tour makeup didn't smudge, rain or shine, we can't say the same for her hair. At a 2024 show in Miami Gardens, Florida, it quickly became apparent that Swift was in for a "rain show." While it wasn't a full-on downpour like the storm that occurred during her Gillette Stadium performance a year prior, the light drizzle was enough to make Swift's hair revert to its natural curly state. The singer kept the show going, and proudly shook her curls as she bounced around the stage.

After re-recording and re-releasing her "Speak Now" album on her own terms in 2023, Taylor Swift decided to make a music video for the song "I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" — yes, that is the official song title. Swift wore her hair in soft ringlets for the video, which co-starred Joey King and Taylor Lautner. In behind-the-scenes content posted to her Instagram, we got a closer look at her natural curls.

Taylor Swift has supported her fiancé Travis Kelce at many of the Kansas City Chiefs football games over the course of their relationship. At the AFC Championship in 2024, Swift met Kelce on the field to celebrate the Chiefs' victory. The singer wore her hair natural for the match, which we hadn't seen Swift do very often since her "Reputation" era. One of the ways in which Taylor Swift's style has totally transformed since meeting Travis Kelce is her willingness to rock her natural curls. We're all for it!

Taylor Swift's "Reputation" era marked a shift in her career. After her feud with Kanye West came to a (very public) head in 2016, Swift decided to switch up her vibe to embrace the "villain" role she'd been thrust into by the media. Part of her edgy, self-assured public image included curly hair; but even off-stage, she rocked her natural hair. During the "Reputation Secret Sessions" she held for 500 fans in 2017, Swift wore her curls in a soft style that stood out from the moodier looks of this era.