I tried the new version of the original, which is needless to say, very very different. Fresh, earthy, spicy scent wrapped in dried tobacco leaves created for the MAN of the 70’s and 80’s, I used to wear Polo Ralph Lauren t shirt more in cooler summer days. Whenever I get a new green juice scent first thing comes to mind is this Polo green. Don’t listen to the reviewers harping on and on about how superior previous versions are .
It will create an aura of old man though. I’m thinking 50+ with a limp and a beer belly. Definitely clean shaven, maybe a mustache. I mean, I do like it and will probably buy a bottle, but I have a few years before I get there.
It becomes more evident on clothes as the day goes by. I’m reminded of how my clothes smelled when I was a smoker. polo dress shirts It’s also a very nostalgic smell and, yes, I would also dub it a “dad smell”, if there was such a thing.
Photography by Macrae Marran/POLO Ralph Lauren At the dawn of a new style horizon, there is something to be said for clothing that doesn’t “look” right. In America today, and sadly enough, there seems to be an abundance of outlandish apparel and accessories available to male consumers. These offerings have flooded the retail market with obnoxious items that seemingly move men out of their comfort style zone and into unchartered distasteful territory.
The scent has definitely changed over the years, and I am fortunate to still have a Cosmair 4oz spray and 8oz splash that I will never use up, because I have so many other fragrances in my collection now. However, when I want to go back in time to the greatest green, leathery, mossy performance beast of my young adulthood, I reach for this classic. I haven’t tried the most recent formulation. I hope, for the sake of this legend, that it is better than what has been offered for the previous few years. This seems to contain all the qualities I have been looking for in fragrances like Aramis and Caron Yatagan.