Polo Cologne Intense
Eau de Parfum, Ralph Lauren (2021)

I wasn't expecting anything remotely similar to original Polo (and it isn't) but it's still a letdown that I could have done without.

Imagine One Man Show Emerald with its sweeter elements dialed back a few notches and a dose of ambroxan to blue things up and this is exactly what you'd get. Not unwearable, just not even close to anything special. Vaguely blue-green, but not effectively so like, say, Horizon by Guy Laroche. This is just mediocre.

love this just for its historical context of trying to deliver oldschool slightly with a modern edge. smells great to my nose too like a more green than blue version of the ambroxan based aquatic

The original polo is my favorite fragrance, and im a vintage snob about it too.
This passes as a legitimate hot weather flanker for the original polo green, and if somebody doesnt agree that they get a similar vibe from them both, then at least the cologne intense smells really unique in the 2020's. Compare this to something like ralphs club....*puke*. functions like modern stuff but has touches of the past.

I'm really surprised none compared this to Guerlain Homme (2008) because for me the first phase is extremely similar, you can perceive the quality isn't really the same in terms of crispness, freshness, "oomph" and separation of the ingredients, but overall I get a lot of similarities. In broad terms, it's more or less the same minty-woody fougère concept. Sadly Polo quickly gets flatter and more artificial than Guerlain's so there's really no competition, but for the price - and for being a Ralph Lauren perfume - it's a more than decent product.

7/10

Polo Cologne Intense EDP

I’m finally sampling this 2 years after its release. To be brief, I don’t hate it.

Take a look at the note pyramid and that’s how this one behaves. It does smell “a bit” like the OG Polo in the mid, but overall, it smells like a 25 - 35 age range responding to their online focus group survey - “what would a modern version of Polo smell like?”

The definitive answer is Polo Modern Reserve, which IMO is a real gem, but is currently a holy cow vintage unicorn $$$.

Positive, just barely ….2.5 / 5 stars

Fresh, with a very light touch of mint. Nothing intense about this, but it is a decent fragrance. If you're looking for anything like the original, you will be highly disappointed. Starts out with a kick of grapefruit and maybe sage. Kind of generic, but as previously mentioned, it's a decent fragrance. Bottle worthy?....That's for you to decide. 6.5/10