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{{quote|''"Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow."''|'''The [[Magic Mirror]]''', ''[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''}}
 
Dark hair and pale skin as an indication that a character is beautiful. In westernWestern culture, this is a [[Cyclic Trope|once-dead, now reviving trope]], thanks to the [[Goth]] and Retro movements bringing an increased awareness of this and the 1950s pin-up style regaining popularity. In addition, the current vampire fad and the rising fear of skin cancer have helped with the resurgence of this trope. This is also quite popular in Eastern media, being the traditional standard of Asian beauty, and the fact that most of the Japanese population has [[Shiny Midnight Black|black]] or very dark [[Brainy Brunette|brown]] hair helps. The [[Chiaroscuro|high contrast]] also makes for a striking and visually appealing appearance.
 
Commonly a requirement for the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] type and is also known as the Yamato Nadeshiko look. In fact, a [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]] [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] is a stock character for the [[Harem Genre]].
 
There is crossover between this look and [[Eerie Pale -Skinned Brunette]], in the form of attractive [[Goth|Goths]], [[Vampires Are Sex Gods|beautiful vampires]], and other characters who manage to be both creepy and beautiful.
 
Contrast [[Eerie Pale -Skinned Brunette]], where this look is seen as, well, ''eerie'', and [[But Not Too White]]. Compare [[Dark -Skinned Blond]], its visual inverse.
 
And please, people, before adding to this list, consider whether or not the character was clearly meant to be attractive, explicitly stated to be attractive, and/or regarded as attractive by any other characters. Do not add them to this list just because [[Your Mileage May Vary|you find them to be attractive]]. Because of that, '''[[No Real Life Examples Please]]'''.
 
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