How on earth is this done? I know how white people do it, but how does a black person go lighter?

white paint?

yes. thats it. they paint themselves white before they go out... thanks... *insert sarcasm*

Bleach, maybe?

scary :|

They use creams and shit.

http://www.oleda.com/shop/index.cfm?task=8&sku=61SSLG&TC=GADL2&gclid=CKusm6Pq3IYCFQmXHgod7ho46Q

http://www.xtremecreams.com/skinwhitening.html



Think Michael Jackson and Lil' Kim. Sometimes editors lighter the skin cover of an artist on their album cover, they say it sells more(ie - Beyonce & Rihanna)

I dont really care what colour there skin is there still shit artists... My personal opinions aside thats odd.

They use creams and shit.

http://www.oleda.com/shop/index.cfm?task=8&sku=61SSLG&TC=GADL2&gclid=CKusm6Pq3IYCFQmXHgod7ho46Q

http://www.xtremecreams.com/skinwhitening.html



Think Michael Jackson and Lil' Kim. Sometimes editors lighter the skin cover of an artist on their album cover, they say it sells more(ie - Beyonce & Rihanna)

nicole richie must do that too because in pictures of her when she was little she was...brown and now you would think she was just white and not mixed (1/2 white, 1/4 mexican, 1/4 black)

^^ No, her skin may have gotten lighter. When I was little I looked like a little black baby and now i definately look white... my skin just has gotten lighter as I got older. *shrug* (I'm half white 1/4 asian and 1/4 black... but I just look like a white person with a little tan... lol)

anyway that was a joke.
In china, companies like L'oreal, Nivea and lancome make whitening creams for everyday use and their main ingrediants are pearls.
maybe it's the pearls :shrug: