I am new to this site and I would like to introduce myself first before I go into detail about what goals I would like to achieve for my skin. My name is Lea and I am 18 as now going on 19 next yr in March. :) I am here to ask questions about which products to use and what not to use and also what to do and what not to do.

I have a medium brown complexion with uneven skin tones and a few other minor skin issues.
-Dark circles under the eyes.
-Darks spots on chest, arms, thighs, back and lower back.
-Acne scars on the cheeks.
-Slight darkness on the knees, elbows, stomach,legs, thighs, and butt area.

I want to start next year and I do not want to lighten my skin drastically. I would at least expect to see changes within a few months.

Here is a chart of different shades of browns. I made it pretty self explanatory.
http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt240/YOSHiiLiiA/brown2.png

I would like to achieve to be Sanaa Lathan or Ciara's skin complexion.

http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/sanaa-lathan-picture-13854301.htm

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2011/02/ciara_2011_a_p.jpg

It would be great to be informed about skin lightening and tips about what to do and what not to do, what to use and what not to use when lightening and evening the complexion.

Any questions? :) Feel free to ask.

Well it would be very hard for you to try and lighten your complection that far what I would suggest to you is to use a bleaching cream but some of them are dangerous, or you could get a facial peel which not many people have complained about.

Dark skin and light skin are equally beautiful!

Hi there! I would try a kojic acid soap (papaya soap too) and a lightening cream with licorice or gluthutione (I spelled that wrong) or HQ it can be dangerous but it works I heard. Goodluck!