So - one of the first colognes I owned (due to a high school crush) - was Polo Green - back in 1987…….I remember loving it - but down the road I remember that the pine notes were not my thing later on in life.
Now, I have to say it has been decades since I have actually smelled it - but I have to say that pine is not my thing - but……I do love nostalgia and I love classic colognes. Now Ralph Lauren has come out relatively recently - with an updated version - Polo Cologne Intense and the notes seem to appeal to me.
Now…..I can hear people telling me to take my own advice in previous posts - just go down to the local Sephora or Macy’s and try them both out. But no, I cannot. I am on a streak - I have a frag collection - that is relatively large - and everything I own is a blind buy (ok, I’ve bought a few samples - but in general all blind buys).
So I need your help to decide - the new version strips out a lot of the old school part (bummer) - but it has a predominant Grapefruit and Mint (what what??? Roof is on fire).
Here is the note breakdown for both:
Original Polo Green:
And here is the Polo Intense:
So to help everyone out - from the old version - I love the bergamot and the juniper berries and I hate pine (bah humbug for Christmas)…….On the new stuff love the mint and grapefruit and not a fan of Ambroxan - whoever thought that synthetic whale barf was good should be drawn and quartered (I must be the only one that doesn’t love (but I appreciate) Dior Sauvage).
Now, I have to say it has been decades since I have actually smelled it - but I have to say that pine is not my thing - but……I do love nostalgia and I love classic colognes. Now Ralph Lauren has come out relatively recently - with an updated version - Polo Cologne Intense and the notes seem to appeal to me.
Now…..I can hear people telling me to take my own advice in previous posts - just go down to the local Sephora or Macy’s and try them both out. But no, I cannot. I am on a streak - I have a frag collection - that is relatively large - and everything I own is a blind buy (ok, I’ve bought a few samples - but in general all blind buys).
So I need your help to decide - the new version strips out a lot of the old school part (bummer) - but it has a predominant Grapefruit and Mint (what what??? Roof is on fire).
Here is the note breakdown for both:
Original Polo Green:
And here is the Polo Intense:
So to help everyone out - from the old version - I love the bergamot and the juniper berries and I hate pine (bah humbug for Christmas)…….On the new stuff love the mint and grapefruit and not a fan of Ambroxan - whoever thought that synthetic whale barf was good should be drawn and quartered (I must be the only one that doesn’t love (but I appreciate) Dior Sauvage).
