Aries Personality Profile

Aries Dates: March 21 – April 19

In Your Element: Fire

Symbol: The Ram

Ruling planet: Mars

Colour: Red

Scent: Honeysuckle, peppermint

Aries Compatibility: your shadow sign/soul mate is Libra

Also swipe right for: Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Gemini

Your superpowers: ambitious, assertive, first in all things, born leader, straightforward, powerful, instinctual, sexual

Quick Summary

Aries signs are strong, powerful people - born leaders, if you will, with a determination and drive that leaves others in your dust. Success in all things is imperative and winning out over everyone else is always high on your list, but just beware, that kind of energy can leave others feeling intimidated by your competitive spirit.

When you translate this into romantic relationships, your powerful displays can be an issue. Pushing someone into acquiescence is easy for you, but not necessarily sexy, so seeking out another fire sign can be an important way to make sure you're challenged and stimulated in all the right ways.

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Aries Traits

Leadership

Being the first sign of the zodiac comes with mega-huge responsibilities, Aries. You’re a born leader, but once in a great while you show up second. This is only because you’re always starting something else before you finish the first thing - and you simply can’t be everywhere at once.

Drive

Learning to channel your limitless drive is one of your most important life-lessons. Your ram-instincts make you want to charge through, often without thinking first. You are a burst of pure energy, just like raw, unbridled fire. The problem is that if this energy is not directed carefully, you can burn out of control and take the whole forest down with you with a single spark. The trick is harnessing that fiery potential and using it to champion your many motivations, causes, and business ideas.

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Physicality

Know this: you simply must have physical outlets to temper all that zeal, each and every day. Hot yoga, kickboxing, running, dancing, Zoom HIIT classes, neighbourhood parades – just make sure you move. If you give in to laziness, your energy will go elsewhere, most likely triggering angry exchanges with lovers, friends and family. If you feel yourself starting to get annoyed with someone standing near you for no apparent reason, that’s a signal that you need to walk if off. The more you move, the clearer your mind will be.

Aries Compatibility - Love and Sex

Direct

In love, you go for what you want without compunction or games. You see your target across the room, focus on it, and demand attention, without pretence. Some love objects will respond to this with happy acquiescence, but if you meet your match (for Aries compatibility, other fire signs are most likely to challenge you), your ego may take over.

Competitive

When someone resists, you can’t help but put on your “fight to the finish” super-hero cape. How dare they say no? When in a long-term relationship, you bore easily, so make sure you tangle with someone who stimulates you both intellectually and sexually. Settling is the death knell for an Aries partnership. If you’re not madly, passionately in love, you’ll want to open up the relationship.

Highly Sexed

You have a super high sex drive. Sometimes you’ll start rows with your lover just for the sake of the hot makeup sex that always comes after. As long as they understand where it’s going, where’s the problem?

Aries Beauty and Style

Bold

When it comes to beauty and style, the Aries sign is super daring. Just as in other areas of life, you’re willing to be first to experiment with trends you find while scrolling your Instagram feed. Wild nail art, crazy temporary hair colour, unexpected mixed patterns – you push the envelope hard. Red is your colour – wear it often.

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It's All In Your Head

Aries rules the head and face, so you can experience acne and rosacea (especially when you don’t get enough sleep or neglect your emotional life). Headaches and migraines are possible under stressful circumstances. Take good, sweet-loving care of yourself, slow down your self-care routines, and don’t forget those daily workouts! (By the way, sex counts as exercise.)

Aries Celebrities

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