Taylor Swift [1]'s red carpet beauty is always on point. MIMI [2] is showing us how to re-create her iconic looks with this transformation tutorial.

With the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards right around the corner, it's safe to say we have Taylor Swift on the brain [3]. The 25-year-old "Style" singer has become a red-carpet mainstay known for her modern twist on old Hollywood glamour. But it hasn't always been that way — before she was serving up that "red lip classic thing that we like [4]," Swift was just a regular(ish), fresh-faced high school kid with a head full of curls.

In honor of Swift's impressive beauty transformation, MIMI teamed up with celebrity makeup artist Stephanie Flor [5] to re-create six of Tay's most iconic looks through the years. We're starting all the way back in 2006 during her curly-haired "Tim McGraw [6]" days — a good three years before the infamous Kanye West [7] incident! — and ending with the layered lob she debuted in 2014.

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Taylor Swift's Best VMA Beauty Moments [8]
Get a Sneak Peek at Taylor Swift's New Music Video [9]
See the Dramatic Evolution of Taylor Swift's Look [10]