Taylor Swift loves getting `dolled up`

The country singer, who celebrated her 21st birthday earlier this week, said that she has a lot of fun dressing up for the red carpet.

She told freep.com, 'When I'm home in Nashville, I feel like I can go natural and not really worry about it, but I generally love make-up and I love to dress-up. That's why award shows are so much fun for me. I'd never wish away make-up and getting all dolled up.'

And she likes to experiment with her hair as much as she does with her clothes.

'I go through phases,' she explained. 'When I was recording my new album, I wore a side braid on the left side every day. It just seemed to be the only style that seemed like the right one at the time.

'Then there was a phase when I'd pin my hair in elaborate up-dos. In wintertime, I'll usually straighten my hair, and in the summertime and spring, I wear a lot of headbands. In the fall, I wear a lot of knit beanies.'