Annie and Alexa trace the origins of the dark skin appreciation and #MelaninMagic movements that boomed on social media beginning in 2016 to now and discuss whether the current mainstream adoration for dark skin, particularly on Black women, is genuine or whether mass media and entertainment industries are merely riding the wave of a fad. Is there a true advancement in dark-skinned female representation, or are dark-skinned Black women being used as props via tokenism to hide colorist undertones?