About Brown SkinBrown skin is skin that has a naturally warm, glowing complexion and ranges in shade from tapioca to cinnamon to deep chocolate brown. Brown skin is skin that contains increased levels of the pigment, melanin. The amount of melanin among different women with brown skin can vary dramatically and depends greatly upon a woman's heritage. Varying from light brown to medium brown to dark brown, consider JLo, Lucy Lui, Eve, Halle Berry, and Queen LatifaFound by Dr. Susan Taylor of Harvard University and Anne Thomas of Princeton University.