Polo (1978)
by Ralph Lauren

I wore this one all the time in junior high. The scent really takes me back. As an adult, I can appreciate it a lot more. It lasts a long time, and it smells great. Top drawer stuff.

If you grew up with a wardrobe of wimpy watered down bubble-bath colognes, POLO would probably be too much for you and your whussy friends to handle. That's ok. This gentlemen's club doesn't need you. Not that you meet the entry requirements in the first place. Go back to your tutti-fruities and please take your girlfriend with you. She's still hanging around outside wondering where the guy who smells so fabulously different went.

I've never understood why so many people fail to call Polo what it really is - a superb patchouli fragrance. Sure, I can smell pine, leather and lavender in Polo, but the one note that is constantly present throughout its duration, and becomes more and more prominent over time, is patchouli. Smell your shirt the morning after wearing Polo, and what do you smell? Patchouli! It's also the note that prevents Polo from being a dull, stodgy, overly traditional fragrance, and gives it a bit of a raw, exotic feel. Polo is patchouli done right. I love Polo because it is all things in masculine perfumery - warm, crisp, cool, bright, rich, classic, manly, formal, casual, anything you want it to be, during any time of year, in any kind of weather, for any type of man. Let us all raise our glasses and offer a toast to Polo, that it will continue to live a long and healthy life as a benchmark in masculine perfumery.

Reminds me of walking to school on a cold January morning as a 14yr old! Maybe a bit outdated but very Masculine and still great to splash on after a clean shave to make you feel 100% fresh!

Ralph Lauren Polo is one of the greatest male scents for many reasons.
Pine, leather, wood and other ingredients make this chypre instantly recognizable. Polo is unabashedly masculine.
The lasting power is excellent.
The sillage is fantastic.
Recommended for any age.
In summer it's great. In winter it's better.
Polo is not dated like some other frags.
A legend!

This fragrance smells like a pine explosion coupled with a swift punch to the nose. I give it credit for being a classic but there's absolutely no way anyone should wear this nowadays, if you ask me. It's very very strong and in your face, I find.