It’s very clear that there is something spell-binding about the skin we are in, because as we get older our skin just defies gravity and gets better with time. You know what I’m talking about if somehow your mother is mistaken to be your sister or if you still find yourself being carded when you’re well above the drinking age. Let these photos serve as proof that melanin is magic.

1. I don’t see a 61-year old in any of these photos. But apparently, there is.

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Photo: giphy

2. Have you ever seen 90 look THIS good?

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Photo: giphy

3. Lord have mercy.

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Photo: giphy

4. Not a crack, wrinkle, or flaw in sight…it’s just…ugh.

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Photo: tumblr

5. There is a mother in this photo??? (There is.)

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Photo: typepad

6. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s melanin.

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Photo: tumblr

7. Ciara could easily be a model. Her skin is beautiful and only getting better with time.

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Photo: giphy

8. Jenifer Lewis can do no wrong. From looks to poise and attitude, her black cracks for no one.

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Photo: tumblr

9. How Sway?!

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Photo: twitter
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Photo: tumblr

10. Who. Is. The. Mother?!

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Photo: tumblr

11. I’m supposed to believe someone in this photo is three years away from 50?

http://itsfunnybutitsnotajoke.tumblr.com/post/126224079304/one-of-us-is-47

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Photo: gifsec

12. Janet still looks like Penny from Good Times.

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Photo: giphy

13. I can only imagine the faces people make when she tells folks she’s over 40.

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Photo: sodahead

14. This is just unreal.

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Photo: giphy

15. She’s how old??? They look like they could be siblings.

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Photo: tumblr

16. You mean to tell me they didn’t just swap outfits? There is a 26 year difference??

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Photo: firstwefeast

17. Coconut oil is clearly the key to success. Look. At. Her. Skin.

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Photo: imgur

18. Does anyone know what Pharrell’s skin care regimen is?

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Photo: gurl

19. Regina Hall has gotta be a vampire or something. She does not age.

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Photo: wikia

20. These four look like they could cast a “Girlfriends” reboot. Angela Bassett is 56, Tasha Smith, age 44, Brandy, 36, and Tisha Campbell-Martin, 47.

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Photo: imgur

21. Once accepted in the 2012 racial draft, Justin Timberlake’s black don’t crack privileges were instated.

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Photo: reddit

22. But, hold on to your black don’t crack privileges cause when they’re gone…they’re gone.

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Photo: tumblr

If you didn’t know the magic of melanin before, let Florida Evans leave you with this wise message.

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Photo: tumblr

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