Posts Tagged ‘Aries’
Pandora Boxx
The birthday girl for May 2 is Pandora Boxx.
In my previous post, I mentioned that I seem to get along better with Taurus and Pisces natives than with any other individuals born under different signs. Perhaps that’s why I instantly felt a rapport with Pandora Boxx aka Michael Steck when I saw him on the casting site for the second season of ”RuPaul’s Drag Race.” I interviewed him for my other blog even before the show began to air. Not long after, Pandora was on her way to becoming a fan favorite for the “Drag Race” viewers.
Of course, she owes her success entirely to me. I’m kidding! She really owes her success to her down-to-earth Taurus nature. She’s sort of a girl-next-door type, unlike Tyra Sanchez — the winner of the second season of “Drag Race.” Coincidentally, Tyra Sanchez shares Boxx’s zodiac sign. Unfortunately, the cosmos didn’t bless Sanchez with any of Boxx’s endearing Taurean qualities. Frankly, she was sort of a bitch. In fact, she had me rooting for Raven — the show’s Aries runner-up. You know you’re unpleasant when I would choose an Aries over you . . .
But I digress! Boxx seems to be a Taurus through-and-through. It’s funny how can I pick my friends without even knowing their signs. I’m sure it happens to other people all the time, but they probably don’t notice because they’re self-absorbed Aries natives. Whoops — there I go again!
Farah Fath
More catching up to do! Maybe by the end of this week . . .
The birthday girl for May 1 is Farah Fath.
I don’t know much about Fath because I don’t regularly watch the soaps that she appeared in. However, I did watch “Dirty Soap” on E! Fath and her boyfriend, fellow soap actor John-Paul Lavoisier, were my favorites on the reality show. Lavoisier is a Pisces. On the other hand, Fath’s nemesis on the show was actress Kirsten Storms, who just happened to be an Aries. I couldn’t stand her!
It’s funny that I also find myself enjoying the company of Taurus and Pisces natives in real life, while I tend to avoid most Aries natives like the plague. It’s as if the universe has programmed my aversion to the sign of Aries into my DNA. Sorry, Kirsten Storms!
Renee Alway
The birthday girl for April 29 is Renee Alway.
Alway was a contestant on “America’s Next Top Model.” Just a moment ago while clicking through some of her photos it occurred to me that I associate dirty blonde hair with the sign of Taurus. Or maybe I even associate brown hair highligted by warm blonde tones with the sign of Taurus.
Now I can think of dozens of Taurus icons who have possessed different hair colors, but that doesn’t really bother me. There’s something about the warmth of this color that suits this sign perfectly — just like peroxide blonde hair suits the sign of Gemini and flaming red hair suits the sign of Aries. It’s just the way it goes.
Miranda Kerr
The birthday girl for April 20 is Miranda Kerr.
I don’t get an Aries vibe from Miranda Kerr, so I looked up her natal chart. Much to my surprise, there’s almost no chance that she’s a Taurus. Even though the sun switched signs on her birthday, she would have had to have been born just a few minutes before midnight to be a Taurus.
She does, however, have Mercury and Mars in Taurus. If I knew what time she was born, I could place those planets in a particular house and probably get a better handle on the “girl-next-door” of modeling. I constantly refer to the “girl-next-door” types that have shaped my views of the signature Taurus style, and Kerr would seamlessly fit into that category.
Perhaps I’ll find out and be able to revisit this subject someday. Call me, Miranda!
Paloma Picasso
The birthday girl for April 19 is Paloma Picasso.
I had never looked up Paloma Picasso’s sign before, but after stumbling upon her birthday a moment ago, I can’t believe how well she fits into the aesthetic of her sign. Not only did she design bold, modern jewelry, but her signature fragrance embodied a woman Picasso herself described as intended for “strong women like herself.”
The icing on the cake, however, was the designer’s association with the color red and her fondness for fire-engine red lipstick. Red is the signature Aries color. I can’t think of anyone else in the fashion business besides Valentino Garavani who has a closer association with the color, and he’s a Taurus. I suppose Christian Louboutin also has made red his signature color, but he’s a Capricorn like me. If I was to use red as an homage to Aries, I’d probably put it on the bottom of a shoe, too. Anyway, it all makes me wish that I had looked up Picasso’s sign years ago. C’est la vie!
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The birthday girl for April 18 is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Huntington-Whiteley is one of my favorite models. I’ve seen her interviews and she is hilarious. But before I knew anything about her, I fell for her for the same reason I usually fall for Aries models: because she’s strapping.
I don’t know why I seem to gravitate towards strapping Aries women, but I do. The other three Aries models that pop into my head are Tatjana Patitz, Alek Wek and Ève Salvail, and not one of them is known for being diminutive. I suppose that speaks to the sign itself and what makes an Aries woman attractive. Being comfortable with being six-foot-two in heels and sticking out like a sore thumb because you’re so freakin’ gorgeous takes a lot of confidence. Confidence should be something Aries women have in abundance. And even if these strapping women don’t have self-confidence, all four of them made a career out of faking it. Bravo!
Victoria Beckham
The birthday girl for April 17 is Victoria Beckham.
I have to admit that I misjudged Victoria Beckham. She was my least-favorite Spice Girl because she was the worst singer and the worst dancer in the group. After she married David Beckham and declared that she was going to become a fashion designer, I just rolled my eyes back into my head and said “Not another celebrity who thinks that slapping their name on a label makes them into a designer!”
But I couldn’t have been more wrong about Beckham. In just a few seasons, she’s gone from zero to hero in my eyes. In fact, I don’t know of another Aries designer whose work better reflects the minimalistic style of the sign.
If I rewrote my book tomorrow, I’d put Victoria Beckham front and center in the Aries chapter. The only thing that she could do in order to represent the Aries aesthetic better than she has is to start incorporating pants into her collections. Of all the signs in the zodiac, Aries women do wear the pants . . .
Ellen Barkin
The birthday girl for April 16 is Ellen Barkin.
Ellen Barkin epitomizes signature Aries style. She never wears anything too complicated or too girly, and she’s got a great, modern haircut that adapts constantly to reflect current trends.
I couldn’t ask for anything more from the actress. She’s exactly what I expect a well-dressed Aries woman to be.
Dara Torres
The birthday girl for April 15 is Dara Torres.
There are a lot of female athletes with muscles like Dara Torres, so I don’t want to claim that her zodiac sign is responsible for that. I do want to point out the connection between her competitive nature and her zodiac sign. In 2000, she won five medals at the Olympics when she was the oldest member of the US swim team. Eight years later, she won three more medals when she was, once again, the oldest member of the US swim team.
Aries natives love to win. They also like to feel as if they’re beating Father Time at his own game. No one is able to do that, but Dara Torres has certainly put in a valiant effort. Youthful, energetic and competitive, she’s an Aries through and through.
Adrien Brody
The birthday boy for April 14 is Adrien Brody.
Brody has recently become the face of the Gillette Fusion ProGuide Styler. It’s no surprise to me that an Aries man is pitching a product designed to groom facial hair. However, it does surprise me that there aren’t more Aries actresses lined up to represent similar products. I can imagine Rosie O’Donnell selling mustache wax, can’t you?
