Q: im white and wanna know why some girls buy special dark creams and foundations and powder to have dark colored skin
A: Before tanning became popular people used to carry umbrellas over their head to avoid sunlight and their skin from getting darker. Tanning became popular in the 20's when a popular French designer named Coco Chanel went boating on her yacht and claimed to have stayed out in the sun too long. She came back with a tan. Tans became a symbolism of money because it was believed that one had money to travel to beaches to get tans. When the bikini was created tans really became the in thing... So you see, it's not about skin color it's about money and economic class.