Blue Intense

My wife says she gets a cinnamon vibe for sure, tons of compliments

When you see "Blue" in a men's cologne title, you usually expect the standard Bleu de Chanel, Dior Sauvage, or YSL Y formula: a sharp citrus opening loaded with heavy ambroxan. I was fully prepared for another mass-appealing aquatic clone. I was completely wrong—and pleasantly surprised. Instead of aquatic citrus, Jean Rish Blue Intense opens with a warm, boozy kick that transitions into a spicy-aromatic heart before settling onto a cozy, nutty vanilla and wood base. As a collector who has sampled my fair share of fragrances, it is immediately clear that the official note pyramid listed here is pure fantasy. Budget clone houses frequently indulge in a bit of "note gaslighting"—listing decoy notes to throw original designers off their legal trail, bypass copyright claims, or rebrand an existing formula into a trending color category like "Blue." But don't let the marketing gaslight your nose: this sits squarely in the warm, addictive Emporio Armani Stronger With You scent family.

I don’t know why because according to the note breakdown it’s not the same at all, but this smells almost identical to Stronger With You Powerfully. Powerfully also came out after, so it’s technically not a clone. But on a test strip I can hardly tell the difference. Either way this is amazing for it’s price point and has a nice atomizer. To me the notes listed are not at all what I smell. I get cherry, cinnamon, maybe vanilla and tonka bean. Definitely closer to a Stronger With You fragrance.