In terms of what Im most attracted to personally, I like darker skin tones, darker features. Brown can include a lot, and the whole spectrum of human shades is beautiful.
Best for what? For me, for my lover, for my dream lover? How do you answer a question like this? I don't really "like" skin color. I like People (some of them).
Eh, I don't know. I've been back and forth from vampire-like anemic pale skin, plain European, Mexican/Spanish, Arab. But I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I hate when people tan too much. Looks unhealthy and unnatural.
Dark brown like me, very nice. Pale is great too, but you see that plenty enough along with fair and tan. In Canada I don't see as much of my type as often as others :(
Considering I'm a Sicilian and swarthy down to my soles, I suppose it reflects an ethnic xenophilia.
I like my skin