The phrase "detract from her" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase whenever you want to say that something has a negative effect on someone or something. For example, "Her poor performance on the exam detracted from her overall grade average."
But that does not detract from her thoughtful play, which brought a smile to Zucker's face.
Williams believes her varied interests -- fashion, art and education -- enhance rather than detract from her tennis.
To wit: I know that Lionel is a lady - which in turn does not detract from her writing.
Perhaps fearing that such mundane details would detract from her heroic portrayal, Ehrlich generally steers clear of them.
"Sin City Law" has one indubitable star, and the term shouldn't detract from her dedication to civic duties.
Wilbur Ross said, "She's a real professional — she's a real investment banker, but she hasn't let it detract from her femininity".
A minor slip near the end scarcely detracted from her lovely, expert reading.
In other parts of the ballet Ms. Herrera was less consistent, often displaying worryingly perfunctory arms that detracted from her beautiful footwork.
Harris is also the only British actor among the film's leads, a fact that detracted from her performance not at all.
"The girl is pretty, but the Tibetan dark skin detracts from her beauty," a college student from Xian wrote, while an account executive in Changsha proclaimed that "a few rich Tibetans hardly means the whole lot is sophisticated".
"To be fair to King, Bainbridge herself closely equated love, sex and writing … Yet it's hard not to feel that the messy detail detracts from her artistry rather than embellishes it".
