Black Don’t Crack: 5 Times Keyshia Cole Never Looked a Day Over 21

R&B songstress Keyshia Cole has wowed fans with her vocals on hits like “Love,” “I Remember” and countless others. These days, folks are begging Cole for directions to the fountain of youth, as the singer has been busy flaunting her ageless natural beauty.

Here are five times the “Love and Hip Hop” star left fans scrambling for the secret to her youthful glow.

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Keyshia Cole and Niko Khale. @keyshiacole/Instagram

The Time She Did the FaceApp Challenge — and STILL Looked Young
Cole threw fans for a loop earlier this year when she posted a picture using FaceApp, which visibly ages subjects with wrinkles, gray hairs and even sun spots. Social media followers were amazed at how youthful the 38-year-old looked even with the old age filter, which left her boyfriend, Niko “Khale” Hale, who is significantly younger than Cole, looking old and wrinkly.

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(Photo: @keyshiacole/Instagram)

The Time Her Au Naturale Look Had Fans Mistaking Her for a Teenager
The singer, who’s said she regularly visits her aesthetician for a facial, got fans talking about her flawless skin when she posted a photo of herself wearing no makeup. Fans demanded to know her skincare routine and gushed over Cole’s youthful glow.

“Omg, you look like teenager, ” one Instagram user commented.

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R&B singer Keyshia Cole, 38, posed for a photo showing off her glittery butterfly face paint. @keyshiacole/Instagram

The Time Her Butterfly Face Paint Made Her ‘Age Backward’
The “Should’ve Let You Go” crooner posted a photo to Instagram last month showing off the glittery face paint art she received at a family outing. Cole, 38, happily smiled for the camera, turning in profile to put her glittery purple, orange and green face paint on full display.

While the singer’s “face tat” was the main attraction, fans just couldn’t stop talking about how the singer seemed to be aging “backward like Benjamin Button.”

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Keyshia Cole and friend Yasmine Ariel. @keyshiacole/Instagram

The Time a Throwback Photo Proved She Hadn’t Aged a Bit
Cole uploaded an apparent 2004 throwback photo last week, posing in a hot pink pixie cut alongside her friend Yasmine Abriel. In the caption she wrote, “When personalities don’t change and you still look 15 … 15 years later 😍 #nothingmatchesbutred.”

Fans couldn’t agree more and praised Cole’s girlish glow.

Keyshia Cole

(Photo: @KeyshiaCole/Instagram)

The Time Fans Said She Looked “Younger Than Ever”
After celebrating her 37th birthday last year, Cole posted a pic that had her fans second-guessing her age. Social media users had a field day with the musician’s photo, showing her posed in long honey blond braids, and said she must be sipping from the fountain of youth.

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