I have dark skin. Yes, I do and I'm loving it! There were times in my life when I was desperate for fairer skin and would tried anything to make my skin colour lighter. I hated how I look and always thought that I was less pretty compared to my friends. But as I grow older, I start to embrace and accept myself the way I am. Especially when I found out that true beauty and sexiness are not determined by the outer look. It is the brain and the personality that count most.
Once I start to embrace my dark skin, accept myself and build my confidence through other aspects, I feel good about myself. I feel good about being myself. And most importantly, I stopped trying to lighter my skin. I believe that what is made for me naturally is the best for me. Now I even think I wouldn't look as good if my skin is fairer. Or at least I wouldn't feel attractive that way. All those painful and stressful days in my youth are paid off every time I went overseas and people (even strangers!) would compliment my so-called exotic skin.
It is somehow funny, when Indonesian women are trying their hardest to make their skin fairer, across the globe there are a bunch of Caucasian women spending God knows how much money for tanning, because they want darker skin. Pity, because everyone is beautiful in their own ways. I have an African friend whose skin is very dark even on her face and yet she is so gorgeous. Her evenly dark skin is fascinating. At some point in my life, I realized that our beauty really are not determined by our physical appearance. I have been there, but this time, when I met this African girl, I even realize it more. That race does not determine beauty and sexiness. Every race, every skin colour, every kind has their own beauty that is unique. And we should not generalize it or determine it based on skin colour, eye colour or hair colour.
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