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Polo

Ralph Lauren, 1978, for men

green, spicy, woody, earthy and leather

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Notes

Top notes

  • Basil Peppery, green and a touch anise-like, with a juicy herbal snap.
  • Coriander Citrusy, woody and a little soapy spice with a fresh brightness.

Heart notes

  • Carnation Spicy, clove-tinged flower with a peppery-sweet warmth.
  • Geranium Green, minty rose-leaf scent with a slightly metallic, lemony brightness.
  • Pine Needles
  • Chamomile Apple-like, hay-sweet herbal flower with a gentle bitter edge.
  • Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
  • Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.
  • Pepper Dry, warm and sharply aromatic, with a tingling bite.
  • Rose Petals, honey and a touch of wine; can lean fresh and dewy or deep and jammy.

Base notes

  • Oakmoss Damp forest floor, bittersweet and slightly salty-green.
  • Tobacco Leaf Sweet, dry, honeyed leaf with a warm, hay-like smoke.
  • Amber A warm, golden, resin-and-vanilla effect, soft, sweet and enveloping.
  • Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.
  • Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.
  • Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
  • Vetiver Earthy, smoky, green root with a dry, grassy depth.

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