My skin is somewhat darker than most black women's (Nigerian/Egyptian blend...however my skin is characteristicly that of a West African).
Frankly I don't think it is very attractive. (Before you say that the media has shaped my views of what a black woman should look like, ie.light skinned, I'll tell you right now that this is definitely based on my own beliefs and what I think suits my features best.)
My facial complexion is a marginally alright shade, but my body is uneven and very dull and dark in some places. The only reason my avatar looks as light as it does is because of the flash of the camera.
I'm not looking to be convinced that "I'm beautiful just the way I am"...lol...I would just like to know if there is some sort of treatment I could use that would lighten my skin all over, not just a spot treatment. Some sort of pill maybe?



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, but like I've read, looks are an important part of the business as well.
! People tend to go for the obvious--whether she is obviously Latina, obviously Caucasian, obviously Black, etc. etc. Men especially, are simple creatures and like everything else to be simplified, too. They don't really want to try to figure out where someone is from--they like a woman's look to be cut-n-dry. That is SO not me--I probably make the extra simple-minded people exhausted simply when they look at me. 
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