Ralph Lauren

Polo Green

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1978

With Polo Green, Ralph Lauren composes a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on cumin, basil and thyme, reveals geranium, carnation and pine at its heart and rests on a base of tobacco, leather, oakmoss and patchouli.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Cumin · Basil · Thyme

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Geranium · Carnation · Pine

  3. Base Several hours

    Tobacco · Leather · Oakmoss · Patchouli

What its composition says

  • 10 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Thyme: a niche material, declared by only 13 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

If Polo Green by Ralph Lauren seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

Our picks

  • Hermès Bel Ami Leather Woody Aromatic Eau de Toilette · 1986

    Shares 3 accords, including leather.

  • L.12.12 Noir — Lacoste Lacoste L.12.12 Noir Woody Aromatic Warm spicy from €44.00

    Shares 4 accords, including woody.

  • Chanel Antaeus Leather Woody Aromatic Eau de Toilette · 1981

    Shares 3 accords, including leather.

  • Shares 4 accords, including aromatic.

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