Angelina Jolie has long been admired for her unapologetic approach to red carpet beauty. Since starting out as an actor in the early ’90s, she’s experimented with a variety of looks, from glossy bombshell curls to buffed-out smoky eyes and striking red lipstick. Jolie’s on-screen beauty moments have caused quite a stir over the years, too. Who could forget her iconic hip-grazing French braid from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider or the shaggy micro-bangs that she wore as Lisa Rowe in James Mangold’s Girl, Interrupted? Not to mention those razor-sharp prosthetic cheekbones that brought Disney’s Maleficent to life.
Nowadays, Jolie prefers a minimal beauty routine, led by ample SPF and comforting fragrances. Brand-wise, Guerlain is at the top of her list. “Z [her daughter, Zahara] and I share the perfume products, such as the lotion and the body wash,” she previously shared with British Vogue. “I love that she and I will remember each other by a smell—especially as my first memory of Guerlain was the scent of my mother’s powder,” she added.
As she turns 51, Vogue charts Jolie’s beauty evolution.
