There is no more iconic bottle in all of perfumery. The original powerhouse formulation would fill the whole room. My father wore this in the 80s, 90s.
Lately, it seems like every other fragrance either smells too much alike, doesn’t perform or starts out unique and then simmers down to the same old base notes. I find echoes of Polo in Tom Ford’s Patchouli Absolu, but the notes are entirely different. Even so, no surprise that the latter is now my go to scent on the basis that it is redolent of that lush green intoxicating Polo of my youth. I think this fragrance is genius, and, smelled without any period associations, is an amazing, unique smell. Conifers and forests, Scottish heather and golf courses. Pino Silvestre is an ancestor as their both “pine” scents.
This is a scent I’ve been wearing since the early 90s. Polo green like old spice, it makes a man smell like a man. 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.
They mostly smell off and i will proof it to everybody once time travel is invented. I have submitted reviews online at the Dua Brand website and my reviews have not been posted. Therefore, I cannot believe any of the wonderful ralph lauren t shirt reviews stated in the DUA website and I won’t ever buy a DUA fragrance. DUA fragrances cannot be returned, of course. The modern formulation kept the fragrance, but now it is more intimate, much less invasive.
This resulted in the product line being taken out of circulation and all mention of the name was removed from the Ralph Lauren website; there have been no further complaints from the Cowichan Tribe since. The Polo brand sold in South Africa is not affiliated with the Ralph Lauren brand. An independent South African company trademarked the Polo name and logo in South Africa. The company launched its website and online shop in 2000 as polo.com by RL Media .
It has amazing projection and lasts all day. This is the gold standard when it comes to masculine smelling men’s fragrances. What I get initially is pine needles and the general smell of being outdoors in the country.
Every time I purchased a bottle, I would be gifted Polo bags and other gifts . I still have several of those bags in the classic green canvas to this day. I used the canvas briefcase for my first job out of college in 1984. The satchel bag I have still has the paper surrounding the shoulder strap tucked under the flap, and it looks brand new.