Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinBeautyHoroscopesHoroscopes December 2023: Get ready to enter your villain eraThe end of 2023 may have snuck up on us, but as it comes to a close with a bang, it’s time to think about the new quests we are embarking onShareLink copied ✔️December 4, 2023BeautyHoroscopesTextGrace McGrade Grace McGrade is an intuitive astrologer and priestess based in Los Angeles. She is the host of the podcast “Bitchcraft: Spirituality for Bad People.” Her sessions include birth chart readings, tarot, energetic clearings and psychic consultations. For more astrology, read her guide to risings signs and moon signs. December propels us into the New Year as fiery, independent self-starters and closes out 2023 with a bang. With the break-ups and breakthroughs of Eclipse season behind us, in December we are double-checking our resolve to leave broken dynamics in the past. It may feel as though time has accelerated, as we move through significant energy shifts, and the outer planets station direct. We begin the month blazing through adventurous Sagittarius season, ready to take brave leaps forward. As the final fire sign of the zodiac, Sagittarian energy amplifies steadfast opinions and our appetite for excess. We want to say that shocking, true thing, even if it creates chaos. We want to test our limits, to experiment with our faith. Driven by far-off pursuits of philosophies and foreign landscapes, we are thrust into new territory. We are inspecting our year, looking for hope, clarity and answers. Mercury enters Capricorn on the 1st, helping to counterbalance the dare-devil attitude Sagittarius season brings. We are discerning what bridges to burn, whilst accounting for holiday celebrations, eager to be close to our nearest and dearest. Lady Venus moves into sultry Scorpio on the 4th of the month, and our love language takes a darker turn. We are over being light and polite, and want to get to the bottom of things, inspecting our relationships like detectives. The way we relate is transforming, as we receive deep intuitive insights about what we take on from others. Mercury stations retrograde in Capricorn on December 12th, encouraging us to exhibit more integrity and revise forgotten responsibilities. We are mastering honesty, and discerning pragmatic steps towards our goals. With Neptune stationing direct on the 6th of this month, we are in the receiving line for magical and intuitive information, travelling into unknown realms and dimensions. A New Moon in Sagittarius on the 12th encourages us to expand our outlooks and find a higher calling. What is our spiritual purpose? What quests have we put off embarking upon? It’s time to become gaudy truth-tellers and theatrical seekers. We can embrace this wanderlust through meditating and imagining our ideal future. On the 21st, the Sun enters nonsense-free Capricorn and we ground into a season of increased action, examining our long-term goals and the steps needed to get there. Capricorn rules our ability to show up in the world at large, our ambitions and the public sphere. We are curating lasting resolutions for the year ahead, bestowed a pragmatic, even cynical outlook. The year ends with a weepy full Moon in Cancer on the 27th, increasing our nostalgia for home and childhood. This lunation may perhaps bring antiquated family dynamics to our holiday gatherings. This acts as a cosmic exit valve and ensures we aren’t carrying heavy emotions into the year ahead. 1/12 You may like next 1/12 1/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinARIES// ARIES RISINGWith Mars, your ruler, traversing the bold territory of Sagittarius, you are following pipe dreams into unexplored territory. Embark on a new quest. Let outdated dynamics be left behind in 2023. Sagittarius season expands your outlook and brings answers to the unanswerable, encouraging you to see from a higher, holier angle. You may need to physically go to a mountain top, or follow your instinct to a new place. Cut ties with the hum-drum mundanity of mortal life, and go on a spiritual quest.Mercury retrograde in Capricorn may bring some lost or forgotten work opportunities back into your orbit, and you have the wherewithal to approach it with greater confidence and mastery. You want to be perceived well, to enter the public sphere with a sense of belonging and purpose. All of that will come, so long as you have tended to your more soulful needs simultaneously. Don’t ignore your instincts, or silence your claircognizance for work matters. Let these two powerful faculties work side by side.Aries Beauty Recommendation: Everyday Oil Mainstayview more + 2/12 2/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinTAURUS// TAURUS RISINGProfessional and creative inspiration sharpen your vision of your year ahead and you are getting clear on what you want. Bestowed with a celestial centring by Sagittarius season, December wants you to clear away the beliefs you have taken from others. What have you been told about your luck and trajectory? If you share a bed with a negative Nancy, don’t expect a positive day. If you take on too much of other people’s outlooks and spiritual rot, you will find yourself depleted in return.As Sagittarius season encourages you to burn up the energy that isn’t yours, you reemerge like a phoenix from the ashes, glittering with new hope. Your own opinions are the only ones you have to live with. Look for hope, adventure and joy. With Venus, your ruler, moving through Scorpio, your desires and relationships are undergoing permanent transformation. Allow yourself to admit what you truly desire. Clear away the rubble of the past and greet the unknown.Taurus Beauty Recommendation: Simihaze Beauty Solar Tint Cream Blushview more + 3/12 3/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinGEMINI// GEMINI RISINGSagittarius season illuminates your sector of relationships, making December exceptionally social. Glittering holiday parties and prospective partnerships make the end of the year exciting. You may find yourself pulled towards old relationships, as Mercury retrograde backtracks through your sector of sex and intimacy. How have the intense dynamics of the past changed you for the better? What is it you want from your relationships, now?You have learned greater self-reliance in 2023, and how to become your own partner, entertainer, student and teacher. Let yourself revel in your process. Pat yourself on the back. Moving forward, you only have to commit to what feels right. As you turn away from toxicity, you are given the gift of heightened inspiration, visionary ideas and the energetic status required to carry them to completion.Gemini Beauty Recommendation: Dirty Lamb Rose Petal Tonerview more + 4/12 4/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinCANCER// CANCER RISINGMatters of health and routine are accentuated in December, encouraging you to end the year on stable footing as you improve your daily regimens. You only want to take in what makes you feel good, what you notice heightens your perception. Tweak your routine. Prevent burnout. Lean into your body. As you figure out what makes you feel good, it becomes your own spell, your own ritual; ensuring you carry a little magic throughout your day.Capricorn season has you rekindling forgotten dynamics, bringing joy to your sector of relationships. It’s an ample season to reconvene with old friends and recollect with loved ones. The year ends with a Full Moon in your sign on the 27th, encouraging you to release your old identity and greet 2024 with a new, more sturdy, sense of self.Cancer Beauty Recommendation: Toulane White Crystal Gua Shaview more + 5/12 5/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinLEO// LEO RISINGEnjoyment and leisure are the theme for early December, as you let your inner child guide you towards play and pleasure. As the fifth house also rules true love, romance could be in the cards: so long as you are willing to operate truthfully, leaving the tactics of pride and manipulation behind.December replenishes your creative faculties, as dreamy Neptune stations direct and the Sun blazes through your sector of self-expression. Your imaginative faculties are enhanced and you are prone to daydreaming, eager to experiment with different art forms. Formulate new ways of self-expression. Experiment with different mediums. With Mercury retrograde in Capricorn, you are capable of greater discernment, making conscious choices about the projects that need to see completion. The month culminates with a focus on matters of physical and spiritual health, assisting you in pairing childlike whims with healthy regimens.Leo Beauty Recommendation: Kayali Lovefest Burning Cherryview more + 6/12 6/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinVIRGO// VIRGO RISINGDecember opens with a crossfire of information and it’s up to you to discern truths from untruths, to catalyse honesty and speak up. Hidden information may fall into your lap and you are particularly intuitive about what motivates your fellows. Listen to those hunches.It is the perfect month to reestablish your roots and cultivate a sense of groundedness that is unshakeable. With the Sun illuminating your sector of home and upbringing, you are reminded of who you truly are. Your core essence is enhanced, as is your ability to see the childhood patterns you are repeating in adulthood. While pondering the experiences and dynamics that shaped you, try to observe from a place of non-judgement, and just compassion. You are time-travelling into the past, capable of offering your little one more empathy.Virgo Beauty Recommendation: Farsali Rose Gold Elixirview more + 7/12 7/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinLIBRA// LIBRA RISING December highlights your ability to communicate, encouraging you to iterate hard-to-tell truths and adopt a pragmatic perspective. Is the situation you are presently in sustainable long term? Think practically. How can you care for yourself the way you would nourish a child? Would you want your friends to be in some of the dynamics you are presently wading through? What needs to be removed from your life?With Venus, your ruler, moving into deep-diving Scorpio, fears around financial and interpersonal changes may arise. If you sit on making them, the universe will make them for you this month. Greet the unknown like an old friend, and incite your own change. Capricorn season brings your focus to your home, as you curate a sense of safety amidst external changes. With Mercury retrograding in your sector of home, it may be time for a move, or even a recalibration of furniture.Libra Beauty Recommendation: Af94 Playdate Multi-use Cheek and Lip Colourview more + 8/12 8/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinSCORPIO// SCORPIO RISINGDecember invigorates you with a new sense of self-worth, as Venus enters your sign for most of the month. You have the ability to draw things towards you and become a living magnet for what you focus on. Set your sights high. Embrace your strengths. Talk about what you want. Don’t give in to cynicism.The season of Sagittarius encourages you to explore new financial possibilities, and cultivate a better understanding of your own talents. Your co-ruler, Mars, moves through the house sector of finances and self-worth encouraging you to put yourself out there. Mercury retrograde in Capricorn can help you find pragmatic outlets for earning, so build a plan of action before next year. Sharpen focus on what you truly desire from life, and be truthful in your pursuits.Scorpio Beauty Recommendation: AppleDoll True Love Blushview more + 9/12 9/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinSAGITTARIUS// SAGITTARIUS RISINGIt’s your season, Sagittarius, and with Mars and Mercury joining the Sun in your sign, you are the talk of the town. Moving fast, enthralled with possibilities, eager to try a bit of everything. After a slow October, you are ready to step out of your lair, renewed and improved. Let this energetic momentum carry you to unseen heights and open new doors. It’s a month of rapid-fire changes, all geared to carry you to destined destinations, each more abundant and prosperous than the last.Venus is still moving through your sector of subconscious, giving you psychic clues that will inform your actions. Utilise Mercury retrograde in Capricorn to organise your finances, and make practical goals for the year ahead. Adopting an optimistic attitude is half of it but executing plans that are fool-proof will suit you in the long haul.Sagittarius Beauty Recommendation: About Face Fractal Glitter Eye Paintview more + 10/12 10/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinCAPRICORN// CAPRICORN RISING Early December pushes you into a reflective period, as you opt for solitude, choosing insulation over social engagements. You could be recovering from burnout, eager to replenish your energetic faculties. Try to rest. As your birthday milestone approaches, you are faced with a Mercury retrograde in your arena of identity, exposing where you have weak self-concepts that need to be purged. Retreat into yourself, declutter, heal and refocus.Your intuitive nudges get louder, and your emotions call for attention. Look for clues in dreams and try to develop a meditation practice. As you ponder the future, you are encouraged to carve out time to process the unfelt material of this year. Review how you have grown and changed, so you have room to intuit clear direction for the year ahead.Capricorn Beauty Recommendation: Wishful Honey Whip Peptide Moisturiserview more + 11/12 11/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinAQUARIUS// AQUARIUS RISINGItchy feet? You are eager to shake up your surroundings, preferring public spaces to your home environment despite the insular atmosphere December can bring. You want to see and be seen this December. On the hunt for new networks and a wider audience, you are driven by a clear sense of purpose and mission. Find new collaborators who share your appetite for the future. Let yourself embrace the elements of yourself that are in need of constant change.This chaotic energy is naturally balanced by Mercury in Capricorn, ensuring that you carry your groundedness with you. With Mercury retrograde in pragmatic Capricorn, old business endeavours may resurface. Forgotten projects reel back around. Time is on your side.Aquarius Beauty Recommendation: Huda Beauty Empowered Eyeshadow Paletteview more + 12/12 12/12 Illustration by Gabrielle RosensteinPISCES// PISCES RISINGDecember propels you into the public sphere, as the Sun, Mars and Mercury gallivant through your sector of professional prestige. Things are picking up and you may find yourself gaining professional traction thanks to a peer or unexpected admirer. Your community and friendships are recalibrating, and it’s time to examine your friendships.You have a tendency to naturally feel like a victim, simply because you feel everything. Not all signs share this gift. But December asks that you operate with grounded integrity, taking accountability in your friendships. You can be a little in your own world and not everyone knows how to not take your sporadic leaves of absence personally. Keep your side of the street clean. Amend what is broken. Challenge your propensity to disappear.Pisces Beauty Recommendation: Suva Beauty Magic + Ecstasy Paletteview more + 0/12 0/12