Today (September 2), is the day that I finally accepted that the Fountain of Youth does exist somewhere on Earth.
Why? Because today is Salma Hayek's 54th birthday and she doesn't look a day over 30.
To celebrate her special day, the iconic Mexican-American actress took to Instagram to not only showcase her figure in a stunning black swimsuit, but also provide fans with an intimate and up-close look at her flawless face.
The From Dusk Till Dawn star captioned the stunning post:
"Guess who’s turning 54 tomorrow? By the way, this is not a Throwback Thursday! Thank you Marjo for turning into a photographer during the vacation!"
Sharing the sizzling snap with her 15.6 million followers, the insanely popular post has amassed over 1.2 million likes in less than 16 hours (as of this writing).
Additionally, Hayek's adoring yet perplexed fans quickly flooded the post's comments section, with many desperate to know the actress' secret.
In fact, when one Instagram user with the handle @reyna_n_ commented asking: "What is your secret?" Salma jokingly responded saying: "Sucking it in!"
However, the Like A Boss star has also previously revealed some of her best beauty tips in an interview with The New York Times, telling the publication back in 2017:
"I never cleanse my skin in the morning. My grandmother taught me that at night your skin replenishes all the things you lost during the day. Also, if I cleanse very well at night, why would it be dirty when I wake up? It’s for companies to have you use more products.
"At night I take off my makeup with coconut oil. Then I use rose water to take off the residuals. You can use a hot towel with the rose water — you put a wet towel in the microwave — to do a little steam. I’ll use the chamomile cleanser from Nuance. Then I splash with cold water."
The 54-year-old beauty added: "I have an edible mask with Juice Generation that has hibiscus in it that I might use. Or you can use a little bit of oatmeal and then some water or almond milk, and a little bit of honey. You let it soak, and it’s a great cleanser that makes your skin very soft. But I don’t over-exfoliate. Exfoliating a lot may make you look good in the short term, but not I think in the long term."
And despite looking absolutely remarkable, it turns out that even Salma hasn't always been fully on board with the whole "getting older" thing.
Back in 2016, Hayek opened up about how she felt turning 50 in an interview with Harper's Bazaar. She said:
"Well I am entering my fifties so your body confidence isn’t that good. I think it depends on the day, for everybody, there’s some days you say, ‘This is it,’ and you love it. Then there are days when you go, ‘This can not be it! Is this really it?’ So I think it’s up and down all the time!"
And if you need any further proof that people born on September 2 have some sort of immortal power, today is also Keanu Reeve's birthday - and he has looked this breathtaking for the last 20 years:
Yes, Keanu Reeves is 56 and Salma Hayek is 54. I'm 28 and look like Gollum after smoking four packs of cigarettes and two hours sleep. What is their secret?!
Either way, happy birthday to both Salma and Keanu! And many happy returns!
