Twelve portraits
Women of the Zodiac
A portrait of the woman of each sign — what he is like to date, work with, argue with and live beside, read through the lens of that sign’s element, modality and ruling planet. Start anywhere; each one links back to the full sign guide.
Aquarius Woman
January 20 – February 18The Aquarius woman is friendlier than she is warm, and she's figured out that most people can't tell the difference.
Pisces Woman
February 19 – March 20The Pisces woman doesn't always tell you what she thinks. She tells you what she senses, which is a different thing, and often more useful.
Aries Woman
March 21 – April 19The Aries woman has a very clear sense of what she wants, and she's not in the habit of softening that for anyone's comfort. Mars-ruled, cardinal fire — she initiates.
Taurus Woman
April 20 – May 20The Taurus woman knows what she likes, and she has probably known for a while. There's a quality of settled self-possession about her that can read as cool until you're inside her circle, an…
Gemini Woman
May 21 – June 20The Gemini woman is adaptable in a way that can read as chameleonic until you understand it's actually her being fully present in whatever room she's in.
Cancer Woman
June 21 – July 22The Cancer woman tends to know what you need before you've articulated it, which is either a gift or a mild invasion of privacy depending on the day.
Leo Woman
July 23 – August 22The Leo woman is not performing confidence, and that's worth saying plainly because people sometimes mistake her assurance for theatre.
Virgo Woman
August 23 – September 22The Virgo woman has a very clear sense of how things should be done, and she's usually correct. That's the part people forget when they're busy finding her exacting.
Libra Woman
September 23 – October 22The Libra woman will tell you, very pleasantly, that you are wrong. Cardinal air means she initiates — she just does it beautifully, so the correction feels almost like a gift.
Scorpio Woman
October 23 – November 21The Scorpio woman knows exactly what she wants and is in no particular hurry to explain herself to you.
Sagittarius Woman
November 22 – December 21The Sagittarius woman is harder to misread than people expect, because she tells you exactly who she is almost immediately.
Capricorn Woman
December 22 – January 19The Capricorn woman has usually already solved the problem before anyone else has finished describing it.
Looking for the other half of the set? Read the men of the zodiac, or browse all twelve sign guides.