Ralph Lauren · 1978 · Carlos Benaïm

Polo

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Lime, basil and vetiver with pine and thyme over leather, tobacco and cedar, settling onto balsam, patchouli and oakmoss.

Ralph Lauren says

You’ll smell lime zest, basil, vetiver, leather, tobacco, cedar, balsam, patchouli and oakmoss.

More from Ralph Lauren’s description

It also mentions Pine accord, Thyme oil, Tarragon accord and Incense oil.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Polo’s scent picture, a draft: lime, basil, vetiver, leather, tobacco, cedar drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Polo, top notes: Lime, Basil, Vetiver, Pine, Thyme, Tarragon, Frankincense

Heartas it settles

Polo, heart: Leather, Tobacco, Cedar, Geraniol (rose), Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Polo, dry-down: Amber, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices1 powder

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Memoir ManAmouage · shares basil, vetiver, leather, tobacco and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
Blue JeansVersace · shares lime, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more
ZephirineLiberty London (LBTY.) · shares vetiver, leather, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and 1 more$297 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.