Ralph Lauren

Polo Blue

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

Bergamot, cardamom and a watery marine note over iris, basil and clary sage, drying to vetiver, patchouli and amber woods.

Ralph Lauren says

You’ll smell bergamot, marine accord, cardamom, iris (blue orris accord), Basil Verbena, Clary Sage, vetiver, Dry Woods accord and Patchouli Coeur.

More from Ralph Lauren’s description

It also mentions Ambery Woods.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Polo Blue’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, marine notes, cardamom, iris, basil, clary sage drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Polo Blue, when you spray it: Bergamot, Marine notes, Cardamom

As it settlesheart notes

Polo Blue, as it settles: Iris, Basil, Clary sage

What staysdry-down notes

Polo Blue, what stays: Vetiver, Dry woods, Patchouli

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 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 & lavender3 florals2 spices

5 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

Explorer ExtremeMontblanc · shares bergamot, cardamom, clary sage, vetiver and 1 more$146 for 100 ml
Artisan BluJohn Varvatos · shares bergamot, orris, basil, clary sage and 1 moreabout $89 for 125 ml
Uomo Born in Roma Coral FantasyValentino · shares bergamot, cardamom, clary sage, vetiver and 1 more$138 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.