When I was down at my parents’ house on Saturday, I decided to snap a pic of the old photo on the left, which hangs on the fridge. I think that I was about 25-26 at the time … and relaxed. The picture on the right is from a couple of months ago at the age of 40 and natural. I had to share the side-by-side comparison, because I’m kind of psyched!! Neither my face nor my hair look much different between then and now … and there are about 14 to 15 years between the two pictures!! Not bad … not bad at all!!
Hmmmm .. maybe my hair density and curl hasn’t changed as much as I thought?? Well, this is just further motivation to smile and laugh a lot, let go of stress, eat well, drink plenty of water and exercise!! I may not always be consistent, but I always get back on track. Hopefully 15 years from now I’ll be able to do a another side-by-side comparison with the same results!!!
(p.s. Peep my Janet Jackson, “That’s the Way Love Goes,” choker! Yeah baby!! Had a cropped black suede vest too ;)!!)
(p.s.s. Rocked the Janet, “You Want This” braids too!! No, no … not the Poetic Justice braids …. these ones!!!)
C’mon!! I know that I’m not the only one ;)!!
hairscapades 
You have not aged one bit. Wonderful! This is so motivational.
http://discoveringnatural.com
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Keep doing what you do–looking fabulous 🙂
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Keep drinking from that fountain of youth! You look great! And, your hair looks the same to me – great!
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You haven’t aged at all, Shelli! As a 25-year-old woman myself, I hope to age as minimally as you have as well. Keep it up, lady!
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Would love if you could post your skincare regimen, now that I think about it! What steps do you feel you have taken to maintain your youthful glow?
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Look how full and curly your relaxed hair was!! How did you get that style?
Yes, you have not aged one bit! I am 45, so I understand how much we appreciate looking the same as we did 15 years ago! 🙂
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HAHA I was like oh. Oh Shelli. WHAT is that around your neck? LOL but of course.
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You look great and exactly the same. Do your thing girl!
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Wow! You do look the same. You need to bottle your secret(s).
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I love it! Please, do share your skincare secrets!
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lol@cropped black suede vest! In your infamous words to me, “black don’t crack”…you are simply beautiful, inside and out!
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Shelli…you were gorgeous then and you are gorgeous now. Keep on doing you, girl. ITA …you are beautiful inside and out. 🙂
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BEAUTIFUL! Give me some of the water you been drinkin!!! You haven’t aged! @curlychellz YESSS black dont crack ha ha took the words out of my mouth
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First, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You looked beautiful and everything looked just lovely!
I’d never heard that phrase until Shelli said it to me one day…I fell out and then had a ‘aha’ moment-like you are right!!!
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THANK YOU! Pics up on the blog and I’ll update more when we get the professionals 🙂
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ok-sorry wasn’t signed in!!!! It’s me Leah!
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