Amber

Amber is a symbol of colorism and beauty standards in the novel. Enchanted notices immediately that Amber is more beautiful than her because of her loose curly hair and lighter skin [sic]. Enchanted feels inferior to Amber for the entirety of the novel until she realizes that Amber's beauty did not prevent her from being abused by Korey as well.

Short hair

Enchanted's short hair is both a rebuke of traditional beauty standards for Black women as well as a symbol of her bond with her father. Enchanted finds that her short hair sets her apart from the other girls in Korey's entourage and the music industry at large. Enchanted's father cuts her hair for her, and when he cuts her hair for the first time after she returns home, she realizes that he still loves her and has not turned his back as she feared...