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.

Black. Don’t. Crack. RT @_deathscythe: Mom in the 80s, 2003, 2012, 2015. She makes 61 look so good 😭 pic.twitter.com/dyTwlHdtrP

— Thor Odinson (@StagBeChillin) September 3, 2015

2. Have you ever seen 90 look THIS good?

Black don’t crack RT @brownblaze: Cicely Tyson. 2015. She is 90, ya’ll.

NINETY. pic.twitter.com/40YST82lB7

— Robss (@xoRobss) May 17, 2015

3. Lord have mercy.

Pops, he looks more like my brother, this man 46 years old 😳😎 pic.twitter.com/f4AzLWeWVC

— RellyMoe$ (@_King_Rell_) October 18, 2015

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

Flawless”@Jbrous14: “2015 Black Don’t Crack Symposium” pic.twitter.com/dea9Sryuvj”

— alphasub (@alphasubmissive) February 22, 2015

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

Mom, twin & me.❤️ pic.twitter.com/2l5QEfYX1f

— Kaylan Mahomes (@kaylan_17) January 28, 2016

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

When yo mama 38 and still killin y’all #blackdontcrack pic.twitter.com/GuXcJc0B3m

— Kievan Boudreaux (@Kievan_44) January 31, 2016

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

@Ciara at 21 years old in 2006 vs. 30 years old in 2015. black DON’T crack LITERALLY!!! 💯😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/lnUdNcipc6

— Keith™ (@knw94_) November 9, 2015

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

If you’re HAPPY and 59 years young today – clap your hands! pic.twitter.com/ktmHTVAF2M

— Jenifer Lewis (@JeniferLewis) January 25, 2016

9. How Sway?!

10. Who. Is. The. Mother?!

WOW!!!! @BrittneBabe and her mom are inspirational!!!!! #AgingGoals #FitnessGoals 😍❤️👯 pic.twitter.com/HgmE2Ko8Gt

— Prince$$ of Aranbi (@imLouiseChantal) January 25, 2016

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

12. Janet still looks like Penny from Good Times.

#BlackDontCrack pic.twitter.com/oQCBs0DBxN

— Me-luh not Mel-uh (@FunSizeMela) January 18, 2016

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

👏✊ #BlackDontCrack RT @__BHB__ 41?! RT @EveAyoola
Please guys she is 41, let’s all pray for us to all age like her. pic.twitter.com/q2H5GLFrr8

— Ä-LEX-ANDER DA GREAT (@LEXercise) January 18, 2016

14. This is just unreal.

Guys. I’m 35. This is my daughter.. She’s 16. I was 19 when I had her.. Any other ?’s lol 👵🏽 pic.twitter.com/VFIC0BowWz

— Milfy Rock (@TheMilfGod) January 17, 2016

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

My moms made 45 on the 21st …& you can’t even tell 😍💙 pic.twitter.com/247IfVUoYO

— Dev (@Toorealdevin) January 23, 2016

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

Black really don’t crack RT @LQthegawwd: Nuts RT @HistoryInPics: EnVogue 1988 and 26 years later. pic.twitter.com/amL08Oqded

— King Jeffrey (@Jeffrey_Rashad) January 24, 2016

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

my cousin turned 30 today but don’t look a day over 18. ✨💕 #blackdontcrack 😂 pic.twitter.com/TPeYxfF3bt

— cutthroat (@loveejoanne) January 28, 2016

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

Pharrell & Lanisha ✨ these pics were taken over ten years apart! #BlackDontCrack pic.twitter.com/BE00BDFn5F

— pharrell’s junebug (@angelAmyV) January 27, 2016

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

Regina hall is 45 😍 pic.twitter.com/Y7acWxI5Ee

— Black Girls (@BlackCuites) January 22, 2016

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.

I just know Angela Bassett, who’s almost 60, is not standing to the left looking 30! I love black women 😩 pic.twitter.com/BSHgvxgRbh

— bonita applebum. (@MayorWhitney) December 13, 2015

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

A photo posted by We Love The Vibes (@whypree_tho_vip) on Feb 5, 2016 at 12:11pm PST

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

I just wanna know why Stacey dash would throw her black don’t crack gene out like that pic.twitter.com/pGnXJ3v3oD

— M✿ (@poeticgf) January 23, 2016

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

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