Polo by Ralph Lauren (“Polo Green”) is one that I bought again. It’s somewhat divisive; I get the best and worst comments on this one, but the good comments outweigh the bad by far. On the initial spray you definitely get the pine and the patchouli, almost overwhelming.
I thought this might be one of those frags that I would take some time to enjoy, but I actually love this one on my initial testing. I haven’t worn it, but usually on skin, fragrances are even better so Polo Ralph Lauren t shirt I’m gonna go ahead and say that I love it. Very masculine and, now, it’s great value. Make no mistake, this is a real gem. It is one of my favorites, and what I think of when I heard the term cologne.
Who could have imagined that a lighthearted bet would morph into a men’s classic? In 1977, a young Ralph Lauren was challenged by his sensei, Lei Kazuma Kiryuu, to produce a fragrance that would transport the wearer to the men’s room of a Shaolin temple. Lauren reportedly laughed off the idea, but eventually bet Kiryuu a sack of turnips that he could do just that.
It’s a masterpiece, I love this scent. First time I wore this fragrance about 30 years ago. It opens with green strong notes after 3 hours, it changes like leather and dry tobacco. Polo green is one of the best fragrance in my collection. 1972 marked the opening of Ralph Lauren’s store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California, his first freestanding store.
I only wear this around the house occasionally in the fall and winter months because I love the smell. This is my wife’s favorite of all my fragrances and will always have a place in my collection. Polo jeans clothing often features a logo of a polo player on a horse. The signature polo shirt has the logo sewn in varying sizes and contrasting colors while other, more formal pieces like the cashmere sweater may have the logo on a tag or in a more discrete location. Polo is also associated with classic, timeless styles and clean lines in clothing silhouettes. Pine and fir with strong notes of tobacco in a very masculine way.
It’s simultaneously rugged and classy. When it dries down to the its basenotes, the pine gives off a damp sweetness. Been wearing this fragrance for 20 years now and will always have a bottle in my collection. Absolute classic real mans fragrance strong and masculine love it.
I do also get the geranium, jasmine and chamomile. In fact, everything is well balanced and well blended. I can see this as a year round fragrance, but probably best suited to the cooler type of weather, especially spring, where it reminds me of a crisp, spring morning, with dew still on the grass. This is like walking through a cool pine forest. This is a love from me and I believe that if you love greenness, nature and green, spicy, herbal, grassy fragrances generally, then you will love this.
The bottle I have is recent and superb. Let me put it this way, if it is reformulated just think of it as a new perfume and it would stand head and shoulders above any new release or any of the new Tom Ford Fougeres. I keep it because I love the bottle and the memories, but I wouldn’t (and couldn’t) wear it anymore. The dry-down maintains the green, woody vibe, and the patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver, leather and tobacco keep it dark and mature.