Icons of the Elements
Some faces are the archetype of an element — the way it glows, ages and endures. Read them, and you begin to see your own.
Certain icons are, in the language of the elements, the very archetype of one. Their radiance, their poise, the way their beauty endures — each reads as a signature. To recognize the element in a face you admire is the first step to recognizing your own.
Frida Kahlo, Read as Wood
An editorial reading of Frida Kahlo in the language of the elements: why her upright gaze, her crown of green and her growing beauty read as the Wood element.
Marilyn Monroe, or the Fire Element
An interpretive reading of Marilyn Monroe as the Fire element — the warmth, the glow that lights a room, and the question of which element is yours.
Sophia Loren, the Earth Element
In the language of the five elements, Sophia Loren reads as Earth: warmth, abundance and grounded sensuality, and how one element endures within a face.
Audrey Hepburn, Read as the Metal Element
Poise, clean lines, luminous fine skin: in the language of the elements, Audrey Hepburn reads as Metal. An editorial portrait — and a question about your own element.
Greta Garbo, or the Water Element
In the language of the elements, Greta Garbo reads as Water: depth, mystery and a cool serenity. An editorial portrait of an element written on a face.