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This Drugstore Hair Dye Is Still Using 18-Year-Old Kandi Burruss' Image 20+ Years Later

The Real Housewives of Atlanta beauty shared the hilarious throwback photo, which is still on drugstore shelves today. 

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For the past few years, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss has graced the cover of Essence, Jet, and Upscale. But before Kandi became the editorial coverstar that she is today, she was a fierce hair dye model.

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That’s right, thanks to another epic Real Housewives #TBT moment, courtesy of Kandi, we learned that the Grammy-winning songwriter and entrepreneur modeled for Optimum Care hair dye. And guess what? You can still find these hair dye boxes with Kandi’s face on them at your nearest beauty supply store.

"Somebody tagged me & said they saw this hair color box in the store recently. @tamera_wynn & I took these pics when we were 18yrs old... please tell me why #OptimumCare is still using 20yr old pictures on their boxes??? Y’all haven’t changed colors or packaging yet?," Kandi shared on Instagram.

Just look at this '90s realness.

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Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate how the 41-year-old hasn’t aged one bit.

The Atlanta boss continues to look just as fab as ever. 


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