I first smelled this on my friend who wore a Chaps Ralph Lauren brown leather jacket. It is burned in my memory as having a relation to leather, yet the green notes of pine seem to dominate this wonderful scent. You need to be an old school manly man to wear this. I actually find the smell offensive, and I don’t like it, which is exactly the desired effect I think.
Great longevity and sillage in the old version. I don’t care if it’s “old school”. I will being exploring Polo Ralph Lauren t shirt the new version to see how it compares and if it holds up well in reformulation, it will be my next FB.
Ralph Lauren Polo Red Eau de Toilette – a fiery men’s perfume with a blend of red grapefruit, red saffron, and deep red wood for the ultimate thrill-seeker. Men’s Polo combines Ivy League classics and time-honored English haberdashery polo dress shirts with downtown styles and all-American sporting looks in sportswear and tailored clothing. The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.
Performance wise it is a beast for me. I find that applying some Vaseline on the area and then spraying helps longevity as well (good for your skin, too!). I will, however, note that this isn’t a safe blind buy. It is a scent that will fit the person and by that I mean it has an aura people are either extremely fond of, or shy away from. I say this because I wear this daily and a friend wanted it after smelling it on me. Once he purchased his own and started to use it, he just didn’t like it as much.
Life is too short not to smell this great. However, I’m youngish so my experience has been positive since most of my peers don’t remember or weren’t around for the 70s or 80s and haven’t smelled this. If anything this cologne gets the most positive reaction from younger women out of all my colognes. Not exactly “sexy” positive, but “unique” positive, in a good way. Classic but in a working class way. My father used to wear this a lot to work.
You will love your look of casual elegance and comfortable confidence with Polo Ralph Lauren for men. This all-American style is easy to wear and highly versatile, taking your from the office to the weekend and back again. To truly own this style and make it your own, be sure to include the basics, like a sharp polo shirt in white and a few additional colors. They set the perfect start of a casual look. You’ll need a few Oxford shirts as well.
Now if you do some research, there are Warner, Cosmair, and Luxury Products versions of Polo. The Warner is the original formulation with the best longevity and performance. The Cosmair is the more balanced scent version of the 3 formulations. The Luxury Products reformulation is the current formulation being sold today, needless to say it is the inferior of the 3.
On June 12, 1997, the company becomes a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1977, Diane Keaton and Woody Allen wore Lauren’s clothes in the Oscar-winning film, Annie Hall. Lauren started The Ralph Lauren Corporation in 1967 with men’s ties. At 28 years-old, Lauren worked for the tie manufacturer Beau Brummell.
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.