Polo Double Black (2006)
by Ralph Lauren

Nice, Nothing special, bet well done and very interesting. I'm glad to have it in my collection. However, on me it does not last very long, but, while it does, it's fantastic.

A great scent that I look very forward to using as my "everyday" this coming winter!

i dont understand the popularity of this frag. what is so black about it...? it's mangoes mixed wiht lil spices. think of it as a spicy version of Jardin Sur le Nil by hermes..Polo DB is utterly bland and boring,

I dont know why other reviewers say this smells like peppers and its filled with various spices,

basically for me it starts a little sweet,

then progress to a creamy coffee nutmeg,

then a semi dark creamy vanilla coffee woods scent,

smell nice, its not bright like polo black, but a subdued oriental,

I really love this fragrance!! Starts off peppery, fruity, and sweet... some of the pepper fades and the sweetness really takes over. I can't really make out the coffee but I think it is what really makes the sweetness great, I think the coffee must balance out the sweetness with its dark, bitter, richness. Dries down to sweet and spicy deliciousness. Never really smell any wood in the base... only creamy spicy-sweet goodness. Moderate sillage and longevity.... maybe decent actually as nothing seems to stay on me for very long.

Would definitely recommend.... inoffensive, delicious, sexy, good price... I could go on.... just buy it

My bottle of Polo Double Black was purchased blind in a recognition of new career stages that demanded I have more than 2 or 3 fragrances in my wardrobe for various purposes. I purchased on the Polo name without having really researched this particular bottle. I was expecting something fresh, spicy, oceanic. It is certainly none of that; a cologne like nothing I ever smelled before, and is singly the fragrance that made me interested in what fragrances can really be like, what they can do, and got me started in collecting a bit more. If a bottled fragrance can be THIS interesting, I wanted to see what else they can do, what else I could enjoy. Although I now have quite a variety of bottles, Double Black continues to be one of my top 5, if not my single favorite in the collection.

It is truly an ambrosia. The top notes are a little fruitier and lighter, and start off sweet. There is a bit of mango, even orange peel, milk chocolate. Coffee, which does dry with a bit of a sweet smell, becomes evident in the mids and to my nose, remains present in the basenotes. The mid-notes, however, are predominantly cardamom, with a little hint of pine in the background. On drydown, the fragrance becomes a dense, creamy, semi-sweet aroma of cardamom, coffee, still some ripe mango and again, only a hint of a dry wood. Most of the fruitiness and all of the citrus is gone. Cardamom is the most significant element in mid and base notes but is joined with other elements to complement the spice, balance the bouquet and make it intriguing.

The fragrance is dense and both silage and longevity are excellent. Apply sparingly; for, as bewitching as the fragrance is, it can become cloying when overapplied, and distracting through the day. Its best role is a subtle one, just the right motion and you're reminded of it - a pleasant caress of warmth and sweetness, not a steady olfactory force. Lighter applications also seem to dry a little less sweet.

Enjoy!