Ralph Lauren

Ralph

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Toilette

Crisp red apple and tangerine with freesia over soft magnolia, linden and osmanthus, resting on musk and white iris.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Ralph’s scent picture, a draft: apple, mandarin, freesia, magnolia, linden, osmanthus drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Ralph, when you spray it: Apple, Mandarin, Freesia

As it settlesheart notes

Ralph, as it settles: Magnolia, Linden, Osmanthus, Isoeugenol (clove)

What staysdry-down notes

Ralph, what stays: Musk, Iris

What’s inside it

What the label names

6 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 & lavender2 florals1 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

Escentric 02Escentric Molecules · shares mandarin, freesia, cashmere knit and orrisabout $280 for 100 ml
MagnetismEscada · shares freesia, magnolia, cashmere knit and orris
TiffanyTiffany & Co. · shares mandarin, cashmere knit and orris$160 for 75 ml · about twice Ralph’s $103
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.