Ralph Lauren

Polo Red Intense

  • For men
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2015

Polo Red Intense, signed Ralph Lauren, is a golden and magnetic amber fragrance. It opens on grapefruit and orange, reveals cardamom, coffee and cedar at its heart and rests on a base of amber and leather.

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

    Grapefruit · Orange

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cardamom · Coffee · Cedar

  3. Base Several hours

    Amber · Leather

What its composition says

  • 3 materials in the heart, against 2 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Coffee: its rarest material, which only 48 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 41.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Citrus, spicy, amber, gourmand, leather and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 7.

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 Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

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

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.

If Polo Red Intense 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

  • Shares 4 accords, including warm spicy.

  • Shares 4 accords, including amber.

  • Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men Woody Warm spicy Leather Eau de Toilette · 2011

    Shares 4 accords, including warm spicy.

  • Guerlain Habit Rouge Amber Leather Citrus Eau de Toilette · 1965

    Shares 4 accords, including amber.

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