‘So Now She’s 12’: Keyshia Cole’s Beauty Pic Has Fans Saying She’s ‘Aging Backwards’

Singer Keyshia Cole‘s ageless beauty has fans simply in awe, as they say she’s looking younger and younger everyday.

The “Should’ve Let You Go” crooner posted a photo to Instagram this week showing off the glittery face paint art she received at what appeared to be an outdoor fair on Saturday. A happy Cole smiled for the camera, turnings profile to put her shimmering purple, orange and green face paint on full display.

Keyshia Cole

R&B singer Keyshia Cole, 37, posed for a photo showing off her glittery butterfly face paint. (Photo: @keyshiacole / Instagram)

“#HappySaturday ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹,” she captioned the post, which racked up more than 150,000 likes.

While Cole’s “face tat” was the main attraction, fans couldn’t help but notice her youthful glow and flooded her with compliments.

“So now sheโ€™s 12? Whatโ€™s with all these gorgeous black ladies aging backwards like Benjamin button,” one fan wrote. “Iโ€™m just a lil white raisin ๐Ÿ˜ซ”

“Girl you look so young and amazing like a Glowing teenager๐Ÿฆ‹,” another chimed in.

A fellow fan praised Cole, 37, for her “natural f—–g beauty.”

“Keyshia Cole out here being the prettiest girl in the world without makeup … Again๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜,” wrote another.

When they weren’t gushing over her natural beauty, fans were begging to see the songstress’ new baby. Cole and her boyfriend Niko ‘Khale’ Hale recently welcomed a baby boy on Aug. 1 shortly after 11 p.m.ย  The “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” star confirmed the anticipated arrival of her bundle of joy in an Instagram post last month.

“Baby boy is here Yall, OMG,” she posted online.

Khale also celebrated the arrival of their baby boy, writing “โ€œMy beautiful family,” under a photo of himself, Cole, and Cole’s 10-year-old son Daniel Gibson Jr., whom she shares with estranged ex-husband and former NBA player Daniel Gibson.

In a separate post, Cole shared a sweet photo of Daniel Jr. holding his baby brother for the very first time.

Fans will get a peek at the singer’s second push at motherhood in a new reality show special set to air on BET. A premiere date for the show hasn’t yet been announced.

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