It doesn't matter if Taylor Swift is powering through the three-and-a-half-hour set list of her “Eras” tour or watching a Chiefs game. Wherever she goes, she wears her signature red lipstick, her blonde bangs are swept slightly to the side, and she is always immaculately groomed. But for the first Chiefs game of the 2024-2025 season, Swift decided to make her long-awaited return to the bleachers with the most subtle change to her game-day beauty routine.

Appearing at Arrowhead Stadium on September 5, Swift first grabbed the attention of fans in a denim-on-denim set (a denim corset and shorts by Versace) and thigh-high oxblood boots by Giuseppe Zanotti. Then came her beauty beat. Her hair was side parted in loose curls, the same loose curls that often appear on the red carpet and in the chiefs box. Her red lipstick, however, looked more like a matte brick or faded burgundy than the usual bright shade.

It is not clear exactly which red lipstick Swift decided to wear for the night in support of her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]