[ozma]

I live in Japan, one of the many countries to be into "whitening cremes"...My glow-in-the-dark whiteness is very much desired ( as is Eshe's...she and I can tell you the lenghts to which the Japanese cover-up in the summer).

I think it's important to make sure that if you're going to embrace your pale-self is that your costume colors suit your pale-tone. Silvers and blues, as much as I like them, make me look death pale, while warmer tones and golds make my skin buttery and soft in comparison.

Yellow does something nasty to my skin, as do certain oranges. I love the drama of black, but only pull it out for gothy places because it is almost too dramatic and does not only brings out my paleness, but seems to make my bones (where you can see them) more ...boney.