Curly girlies debating straightening their locks may be inspired to reach for their Babyliss tools after seeing Taylor Swift rock out at the recent CMT Music Awards in Nashville.

The country cutie, famous for her tumbling blonde ringlets, had swept her platinum mane over one ear, with a deep side parting emphasising her stick-straight tresses.

In a potentially deliberate move, Swift had left her roots a darker colour, culminating in a sheen of blinding blonde at the ends.

The look could be said to have worked well with her equally dramatic deep red brocade bustier gown and statement filigree earrings.

And the You Belong With Me singer added to her grown-up look with lashings of dark eyeliner and mascara to give her blue peepers extra oomph, while her lips were left a glossy nude so as not to clash with the rest of her eye-catching look.

Meanwhile, her fellow country warbler Carrie Underwood went for girly glamour with a side-swept ponytail and a bright pink gown.

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