I much prefer Encre Noire by Lalique for example, when it comes to forest-smelling colognes. I never knew anybody in my background who wore Polo. My only childhood association was a teacher who reminisced that men splashed it on at the gym. I became acquainted with it when I began selling fragrances at a department store and let me tell you, I sold a lot of Polo. We called it Polo green and when we broke a bottle the whole store knew.
This is a scent I’ve been wearing since the early 90s. The first fragrance I can remember. A scent polo dress shirts I’ve known since childhood. The original powerhouse formulation would fill the whole room.
Mature scent, it would not suit high school anymore. Just got my bottle yesterday, it is a current formulation. When I opened the box the smell was resonating from the package, I was very pleased. I sprayed it on lightly and it was close to what I recalled. Very green, woody, spicy and fresh. You can sense this old masterpiece influenced many scents by Amouage, nasomatto and others.
Nothing gender neutral or metrosexual about this, it’s out there letting others know this what it means to be manly. It’s old skool in the same category as cerruti 1886, Givenchy gentleman, quorum. the kind of aftershave your dad or grandad still wears. I’m not sure this appeals to a younger generation and you either love it or hate. But it is definitely a very formal scent.
One spritz of this to the neck/chest lasts for a very long time. Fall and Winter only for this bad boy, and days vs. nights. The best scent I have ever smelled. It’s my signature scent and I have almost 40 fragrances so I have tried a lot. Still, it’s not a blind buy because the smell is so distinct. It’s very green, very woody, and there’s a heaping helping of leather and tobacco hanging out very presently to support those green notes.
Great longevity and sillage in the old version. I don’t care if it’s “old school”. I will being exploring the new version to see how it compares and if it holds up well in reformulation, it will be my next FB.
Keep producing just this in that vintage green bottle and I’ll be happy. I’m surprised how little I want to use but it’s because I need to keep this bottle for the rest of my life. Fragrantica is a complete joke at this point.
There is not a shred of femininity in this bad boy. It’s rich, aromatic, and powerful. Those easily offended or wishing to smell like a lollipop need not apply here; you can continue to share your perfume with females. This isn’t a “panty dropper”, those do not exist. but it will sure draw in the ladies who are looking for someone with confidence and warmth. Wear this around the holidays, by the fireplace, in a cozy place, etc.
It lasts 4-6 hours on my skin with 2-3 sprays, and 8-10 hours with 5-6 sprays. Projection is at least arms length throughout.It even has lasted 2 days on fabric. Putting on my quarter zip sweatshirt 2 days after I had taken it off I was immensely surprised to smell the PERFECT dry down of Polo. If there was 1 scent that I would want to smell like, regardless of day, time, season or circumstance, it would be this one. ultra-hyper masculinity in a bottle. The handsome, fit, complete and versatile man.