Angelina Jolie is the new face of French perfume company Guerlain

Actress Angelina Jolie has been named the face of French beauty brand Guerlain Parfumeur's new fragrance.

The Salt star will donate her salary from the campaign to charity after serving as perfume creator Thierry Wasser's inspiration for Mon Guerlain.

He explains he set out to create a scent that expresses "notes of a woman", and had Angelina in mind right from the beginning.

The actress reportedly began working with the company in December, 2015, while she was in Cambodia directing her film First They Killed My Father.

She has a very personal connection to Guerlain because her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, used the brand's powders and products throughout her life.

Announcing the news of Jolie's latest endorsement in a statement, Jacques Guerlain says, "We create perfumes for the women we admire."