{"id":156724,"date":"2026-02-25T15:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=156724"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:32:41","slug":"taylor-swift-ditches-makeup-for-the-ultimate-glow-up-celebrating-a-huge-career-milestone-au-naturel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=156724","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Ditches Makeup for the Ultimate Glow-Up: Celebrating a HUGE Career Milestone au naturel&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rg3hTQmR4olJYHyEO8SkbQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05OTQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/ecfe7ab34b9be028660fc4e1d82bbf49\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"694\" \/><\/div>\n<div><em>Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025.<\/em>Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n<p>The Gist<br \/>\nTaylor Swift posted a new Instagram carousel on Monday, February 23.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just a few Opalite memories to celebrate the Hot 100 #1 you guys just got this song!!&#8221; Her caption began.<\/p>\n<p>She shared an intimate look at the making of &#8220;Opalite,&#8221; including behind-the-scenes clips from her recording sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift is rarely seen without her signature red lip and winged eyeliner, but on Monday, she went bare-faced to celebrate her 14th Billboard Hot 100 number one. In a new Instagram carousel, the singer gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of &#8220;Opalite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swift&#8217;s post included a makeup-free video of herself during a recording session, as well as two clips from the set of her &#8220;Opalite&#8221; music video.<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-db421b3e-b37e-3953-b5af-8ebea334328c\" class=\"article-container\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\" data-ylk=\"sec:content-canvas;\">\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<div class=\"instagram mx-8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"mb-4 border border-gray-100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVHrDgSDoTP\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=12\" width=\"100%\" height=\"768px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/W8EEowQl2pS635gnd2bnDQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/3a998698a4b8746e167ac7f5682a2556\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"569\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div><em>Domhnall Gleeson and Taylor Swift in her &#8216;Opalite&#8217; music video.<\/em>Taylor Swift\/Apple Music<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Just a few Opalite memories to celebrate the Hot 100 #1 you guys just got this song!!&#8221; Swift&#8217;s caption began.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can\u2019t even sum up my excitement and I\u2019m so blown away by the love you\u2019ve shown this song and video. To put this into perspective\u2026 This is actually the first time I\u2019ve had two Hot 100\u00a0<a class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/1s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:#1s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\">#1s<\/a>\u00a0off of one album since my album 1989 came out in 2014, nearly twelve years ago!&#8221; She added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rGIMz2wBDI6_Mw8Iy_G5Sg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/0ac420fe36a837c5af82c8b863e9ccda\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div><em>Graham Norton, Taylor Swift, and Domhnall Gleeson in her &#8216;Opalite&#8217; music video.<\/em>Taylor Swift\/Apple Music<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I know that\u2019s a lot of numbers but it all adds up to me being so thankful to the fans who helped make this happen by welcoming this song into your lives with open arms. Seriously bouncing off the walls about this!! Just wanted to say THANK YOU, might go buy a giant pretzel at the mall to celebrate, iykyk \ud83e\udd68\ud83c\udf35\ud83e\udea8,&#8221; Swift concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-gam__container lg:mr-[calc(-40px_-_14.285%)] lg:ml-[-40px]\">\n<div id=\"mid_center\" class=\"m-gam mb-[--paragraph-spacing] lg:text-left lg:pl-[min(40px,50%_-_364px)] m-gam--loaded\" data-config=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mid_center&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:[[728,90]],&quot;region&quot;:&quot;lazy&quot;,&quot;kvs&quot;:{&quot;loc&quot;:&quot;mid_center&quot;},&quot;path&quot;:&quot;\/22888152279\/us\/aol\/ros\/dt\/us_aol_ros_dt_mid_center&quot;}\" data-google-query-id=\"CN_fxuLl9JIDFTaiOgUdf88rAw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/aol\/ros\/dt\/us_aol_ros_dt_mid_center_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, the pop star revealed that she and her fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, have the same taste in music. In an Instagram Stories post, Swift credited Kelce with coordinating a new &#8220;Opalite&#8221; remix, created by one of their favorite rising artists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QIsZJEdDCP7jpS8kyI89SA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNTQ4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_instyle_articles_696\/bc6b3e40362440fe4d1a3ad978148f6b\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"1013\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div><em>Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in 2025.<\/em>Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It all started when music producer Chris Lake screenshotted his direct messages with Kelce, uploading them as part of a joint Instagram carousel with the athlete. The exchange revealed that Kelce and Swift were fans of his music, with Lake later sharing his remix of her song &#8220;Opalite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She loves it too!!&#8221; Kelce said to Lake, referencing Swift. &#8220;She said her teams gonna reach out asap!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Don\u2019t worry I got Travis\u2019 permission to post these :)),&#8221; Lake wrote in his caption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025.Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy The Gist Taylor Swift posted a new Instagram carousel&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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