Why Taylor Swift’s Mom Didn’t Want Her to Wear Red Lipstick at First

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The remarkable backstory behind Taylor Swift‘s signature red lip was exposed and it ends up her mama at first had bookings about the strong appearance. Throughout a look on Today with Hoda and Jennaceleb makeup artist Gucci Westman divulged that she was the mastermind behind Taylor’s striking red lip for the April 2009 cover of Attraction publication.

“I remember I truly wished to do a red lip on her due to the fact that I had not seen her in a red lip before,” Westman shown Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. “And her mama, if I’m enabled to state this, resembled, ‘Well, Taylor does not use red.’ And I resembled, ‘Please, can I simply attempt?’… take a look at her now.”

Because cover appearance, Taylor used her hair teased up, matched by a striking red and pink bodice. Attraction revealed at the time that Westman intended to stimulate “an upgraded Vargas-girl appearance, with a strong mouth and stunning skin.” Westman likewise exposed that Taylor was so enamored with the lipstick she used that she talented her a tube of her own.

Because that renowned look, Taylor has actually matched her golden locks with the vibrant red lip on many events, consisting of the cover of her Red album, numerous red carpet occasions, and most especially, as part of her present Eras Tour ensemble.

While she’s been found using a selection of red lip tones, Taylor has actually formerly shared that her go-to shade is the Pat McGrath Labs’ MatteTrance Lipstick in the shade Elson.

She likewise referrals red lips in lots of her tunes, particularly in the album 1989like “Red lip, timeless,” in “Style,” “Red lips and rosy cheeks,” in “Wildest Dreams,” “cherry lips, crystal skies” in “Blank Space.”