A Day in the Life of Angelina Jolie Includes Staring Out the Window and Reading Lines, According to New Fragrance Ad
In January, actress Angelina Jolie announced a new partnership with French perfumer Guerlain, and now we have a first look at what that means.
The 188-year-old beauty company just debuted a sensual new commercial called “Notes of a Woman,” the same descriptor Guerlain gave for Mon Guerlain, the scent Jolie is repping. The short video has a naturalistic aesthetic—lots of light, shots of plant life, white curtains—and promises to tell “the story of the fragrance creation that embodies modern femininity.” In the ad, Jolie is depicted going about her preparations for the day, doing her hair and makeup and practicing lines from a script before changing into formal wear. There are also plenty of otherwise action-less dramatic stares, because this is a perfume ad, after all.
Jolie’s dreamy work in the Guerlain commercial marks her her first beauty campaign since her 2007 work for Shiseido. Jolie previously revealed that she was driven to partner with the company because of her late mother’s love for Guerlain’s face powder. (All of her earnings from the partnership will be donated to charity.) A tribute to Marcheline Bertrand, the campaign also doubles as a significant step in Jolie’s shift back toward the Hollywood limelight. In the wake of her messy split with Brad Pitt last year, Jolie has been working at reclaiming the more high-profile career she had distanced herself from in recent years. She recently got involved with the development of at least two major studio movies, with intentions to act in both. Jolie is also planning her future directorial work and mulling the possibility of a Maleficent 2. However hectic things get for Jolie in months to come, she’ll always have Guerlain’s vision of a relaxing day in the French countryside.
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Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Playing God in New York, New York, October 1997. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles, California, March 1999. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Original Sin in Los Angeles, California, July 2001. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Beyond Borders in New York, New York, October 2003. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow in Hollywood, California, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Los Angeles, California, June 2005. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the Salt premiere in London, England, August 2010. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 84th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 2012. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Golden Globes. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Maleficent in Hollywood, California, May 2014. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Kung Fu Panda 3 in Hollywood, California, January 2016. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie arrives to the The Breadwinner premiere at 2017 TIFF held on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends The 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 11, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends a Service of Commemoration and Dedication marking the 200th Anniversary of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 28, 2018 in London, England. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of Disney’s Dumbo at El Capitan Theatre on March 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
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