Hello and welcome! Please understand that this website is not affiliated with Bourjois in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the classic fragrances of days gone by.

The main objective of this website is to chronicle the history of the Bourjois fragrances and showcase the bottles and advertising used throughout the years.

However, one of the other goals of this website is to show the present owners of the Bourjois perfume company how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back these fragrances!

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Courage by Bourjois c1939

Courage by Bourjois: launched in 1939. Created by perfumer Constantin Mikhailovich “Kot” Weriguine.




So what does it smell like? It is classified as a spicy floral fragrance for women.

  • Top notes:
  • Middle notes: carnation
  • Base notes:


Discontinued, date unknown.


Harper's Bazaar, 1942:
"A new wedding dress, still of shining satin but short and in pale gray. A new perfume, by Bourjois. high spirited as a breath of clean spicy air. It is the very smell of courage and "Courage" is its name."

Motion Picture, 1942:
" DASHINGLY DARING is Bourjois' new perfume. Courage - (pronounced Koo-raj) is a fragrance attuned to the times. There's a size to meet every purse too — flacons range from $1 up."

The New Yorker, 1943:
"Bourjois: A comparatively new perfume called Courage, with a spicy, carnation like tang."

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