I do get the basil and drop of gin in the opening too mind, but overall it’s a leather and pine binge. I would suggest this for the mature man, 40’s and up. You won’t be getting huge compliments, as a matter of fact the opposite. This is a mature man’s Polo Ralph Lauren t shirt scent and should be worn for personal enjoyment. There will be the occasional person who finds this appealing as you wear it but don’t count on most people to like it. I have decided this will be my signature scent when I get into my late 40’s.
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 polo dress shirts 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.
Today it is tough to find a fragrance today that will actually last the whole day. There’s nothing that compares to this 80s powerhouse. And this will last all day into the next day. The sillage and longevity of this beast are the best that I have. Herbal tobacco with some leather and a some fresh fruitiness. I normally don´t like leather, but it´s not too much in this one.
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 keep it because I love the bottle and the memories, but I wouldn’t (and couldn’t) wear it anymore.
It has impacted Polo’s wearability in 2019, and you don’t smell it as much as you used to. Supposedly, it’s been reformulated to reflect this and I’ve read that a lot of men prefer the vintage Cosmair formula to today’s version. But where Polo shines is in longevity and projection. 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.