Reese Witherspoon Posted a Throwback Photo—and She Looks Exactly Like Her Daughter

From Prevention

• Reese Witherspoon, 43, posted a throwback magazine cover on Instagram, and she looks exactly like her daughter Ava Phillippe.

• Though Witherspoon's daughter is only 19, she looks strikingly similar to Reese at that age.

• The secret to Witherspoon's youthful complexion is sunscreen and retinol serum.

Reese Witherspoon just shared a photo of one of her old Teen magazine covers to Instagram, and if you look too quickly, you might just miss that it was a throwback. The actress was just 25 when she graced the cover of Teen's September 2001 issue, and she's barely aged a minute since then.

Witherspoon's fans are freaking out over this photo for two reasons: First, she looks exactly the same, and we're all wondering how she's maintained her glowing, ageless complexion at 43. Also, Witherspoon looks identical to her daughter Ava Phillippe, who is 19!

"I thought it was your daughter!!" one of her follower's commented, while another asked, "Is this Ava? 💕🤣 Twins." Other fans noted that Witherspoon has a "face of an angel," and many, many more were "dying" to know her skincare secrets. Take a look for yourself at the adorable throwback:

This isn't the first time Witherspoon shared a photo that had the entire internet in shock at the resemblance between she and her daughter. In March of 2017, the actress shared a stunning photo of her, Ava, and her son Deacon, and fans flooded the post with comments about the similarity between the three.

"U have strong genes Reese your daughter looks exactly like you," one comment read. "Such good looking people!!" wrote another follower.

Ava's daughter also recently posted a sweet tribute to her mom for her 43rd birthday in July, which caused her Instagram followers to point out once again how the two look like twins. "I was really in doubt if it was you or your mother until I saw her every," one fan wrote, while another commented "I swear she doesn’t age."

Just like her fans, you may also be wondering how the aging process simply skipped over the actress. Well, the Big Little Lies star takes pretty good care of her skin. Her number one skincare tip for an ageless complexion? Sunscreen! In an interview with People, Witherspoon said that her one beauty product to have on a deserted island would be sunscreen.

She also told Refinery29 that she uses Elizabeth Arden Retinol Ceramide Capsules. "I had never used retinol before and it has really changed the tone of my skin. I used to have a really uneven tone." If you did, Reese, we promise that none of us noticed!

And if you thought expensive beauty products are responsible for her radiant skin, think again: She also told Refinery29 that she travels with Cetaphil Face Wash and a Revlon Eyelash Curler. "I love drugstore makeup, too. I remember going as a little girl to the drugstore down the street from my grandmother's house, and I'd spend hours looking at nail polish and lipstick and blush," she told the outlet.

If you're wondering if there will ever be a point when Witherspoon won't look as youthful as her daughter, you might be waiting for a looong time.

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