CJ Black

Hands down...without any doubt...the absolute BEST of the Rue21's male fragrances. I kid you not...of the 150+ fragrances that I own...this is probably in the top 20 most complimented that I have. I'm not exaggerating. I go to work with this bad boy on...and people are constantly following me around and telling me how good I smell. I wouldn't necessarily say that you can pick out the notes and smell them individually...but it looks dead on because it smells like citrus and musk. Very well blended. I love it. I went to the mall yesterday to buy another bottle because my 50ml bottle is running low...and to my pleasant surprise...they began making the 100ML bottle!! I'm stoked! And it only costs about $15! Longevity - 5-6 hours depending on amount of sprays Sillage - Very good. 4-5 feet. Smell Itself - 8.5/10 Overall Rating - 8.5/10 Big thumbs up! Easily worth it's price and then some. I would probably even purchase this fragrance for $30. I can't believe how cheap it is and how good it smells. Thanks a lot Rue!!

NOTHING SPECIAL BUT STILL GOOD: CJ Black by Rue 21 is a good fragrance with moderate performance. This is a rather simple smelling fragrance and somewhat generic but it is still very good and for the price it is definitely worth it.

I like this fragrance a lot. To date this has been my staple cologne when I'm in the mood for a more masculine fragrance, and I will be super disappointed when I finally run out.

Beside this rue21 I have $400 creed,tomford,cartier.. and this $10 bottle gets just as many compliments. Definitely worth having in the collection. Doesn't smell cheap!!

Several weeks ago I went to rue21 for maybe the second time in my life. I am 29 years old and thought that I could check out the cheap fragrance because sometimes we find steals and rue21 promotes $9.99 fragrances. I was interested in their new scent Uncaged. I found that but the cashier got me into trying two common scents that "men like." One was Black Diamond, the other was this one. I smelt a spray of CJ Black and got a common citrusy scent but still good despite that. So I bought it along with Uncaged and Black Diamond. Hey, I had tax return money and they were $9.99 for 1.7oz sized bottle. Worst comes to worst, it becomes a travel bottle. rue21’s CJ Black bottles are as common just as the scent. They remind me a lot of the Polo Black clone Black Extreme produced by Preferred Fragrance that you can find in Big Lots. Just replace the golfer with CJ Black. Also like other rue21 fragrances, a plastic top. Not the worst but the paint isn't the best on it. But we all know that the bottle isn’t often what we base fragrances on most times unless we are looking for a unique bottle. CJ Black is very young. I am young and I feel young (even if I am 29) but this is really a high school or college version of Polo Black minus the mango or a stripped down Playboy Malibu. Luckily, I actually work at a high school. That said CJ Black has a simple common scent to it. It is a nice musky citrus. The musk makes CJ Black clean that can go aquatic while the citrus is spicy. Especially the bergamot like accord I get (rue21’s website includes it as a note) along with mandarin orange and grapefruit. The lemon note listed on fragrantica I find is barely there. Those are the only real notes and accords I find. Performance on CJ Black is pretty good. I sprayed it on after work and it projects pretty good for a cheapy that isn’t a direct knock-off or Big Lots/Dollar Tree clone. When you first spray CJ Black it seems moderate but quickly settles into a soft sillage. I find that the longevity is about at least 3 to 5 hours tops. CJ Black can work on date (especially if she is sensitive to most scents), work and casual settings easily. It is pretty much a day scent for spring and summer and good one to put on after a workout as well. CJ Black I will rate a 6.8 out of 10. I re-rated it after use because while it is good, I think it isn't a 7.1, except for price. It isn’t a bad scent at all, nor is it a price ripoff, it’s a great cheapy to buy for sticking in the car, gymbag or luggage and not worry about it all that much BUT it isn’t a fumehead must have. I like it but I recognize I have smelt this scent before with both Polo Black and Playboy Malibu, just soapier.