Polo Red Extreme

Ralph Lauren Polo Red Extreme opens with a moderate projection of sweet citrus and dark wood accords. The blood orange is sour, bitter, and sweet but not overly sweet; the ebony woody is the second tone, as prominent as the blood orange. This ebony wood feels intense, dark, slightly smoky, close to oud but not animalic or pungent. The ebony-wood blends very well with the blood orange creating a unique scent. The coffee note takes a moment but it joins the blend with a soft blond coffee accord that seems to enhance the woody accord and improve projection. As the fragrance commences to dry-down, the blood orange loses some of its initial power and sweetness and moves two steps back letting the ebony wood and coffee take the lead. This and some loss of projection are the most noticeable changes from the opening to the dry down. Once Ralph Lauren Polo Red Extreme has reached its full dry down it can be summarized as a moderate projection, slightly sweet, dark and slightly smoky wood, and coffee fragrance with soft blood orange accords. The fragrance feels slightly dark, elegant, semi-gourmand, masculine, mature, mild, modern, mysterious, playful, resinous, rich, slightly smoky, mildly sweet, versatile, woody, and pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 WOW RATING: 7/10. The combination of dark wood, coffee, and soft sweet orange is pleasant. DISLIKE RATING: 0/10. The notes are very well blended and are not offensive. UNIQUENESS: 6/10. A relatively unique scent. MASS APPEAL: 9/10. This is a very likable fragrance; it will please most people. PROJECTION: 2/10. The dry-down projection is low. About 2 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 2/10. Low, about 2 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: Six or more atomizations. Polo Red Extreme is a short-live fragrance, spraying clothes seems a necessity to maintain projection and longevity. LONGEVITY: 3/10. Moderate about 3 hours. It projects well for about 1 hour. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, and climate-controlled environments. This fragrance feels very versatile, however, it is probably suited for the colder/milder months. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, office, business, casual, holidays, romantic, dating, clubbing. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 8/10. High, the fragrance is ideal almost for any occasion, except sports and summer. GENDER: Masculine. The woody tones lean the fragrance to the masculine side. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: This fragrance can be found discounted for about $50. Its performance could be better but it is pleasant, it provides a unique combination of wood and coffee with a touch of orange, ideal for a wide variety of occasions. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: Alfred Dunhill Desire Extreme is a close relative, a similar and inexpensive fragrance that is also relatively unique. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, slightly sweet, dark and slightly smoky wood, and coffee fragrance with soft blood orange accords. The fragrance feels slightly dark, elegant, semi-gourmand, masculine, mature, mild, modern, mysterious, playful, resinous, rich, slightly smoky, mildly sweet, versatile, woody, and pleasant.

After trying Polo Red Intense and absolutely falling head-over-heels in love with it, I decided to give the other two Polo Red sample vials a shot (Extreme and OG), purchasing a trilogy sample pack off of eBay. As I initially sprayed this on myself at first, I wasn't sure how to feel about it. It smelled very strongly of blood orange and smelled almost pungent, very strong and unappealing. But after it dries off completely after about 30 minutes or so..... Oh man. you're really in for a treat. Rich, smooth, seductive. Not as sweet as either of the previous entries in the collection. It smells very chocolatey, even though I don't see the note listed on here (Maybe from the ebony wood? Not familiar with the note). Also picking up cedar notes reminiscent of Red intense. A tad bit of smokiness as well. The wood, coffee, smoke and orange work perfectly together in harmony to bring a phenomenal smelling rich masculine cologne. Honestly this one smells totally different compared to Red and Red intense, you can get a slight glimpse of their relation in the first 30 minutes of wear from the coffee notes, but after that there is very little in common. I can't say too much about the longevity yet, as I'm writing this review about 3 hours into the wear (it's still strong on me), but regardless of the longevity I will definitely be looking for a bottle of this. [Edit: I am now 12 hours into the wear and it's still barely hanging on, started to fade after about 8 hours. Decent to good longevity.] It's my second favorite out of the collection so far and one of the best evening colognes I've smelled period. Polo should be ashamed of themselves for discontinuing their two greatest works. Now time to look for Red Rush and Red Remix! 9.6/10

Finally with Polo Red Intense,Ralph Lauren had something worth buying and this is no different. This is a big love for me,i've been wearing this for over 10 months now and love it more every time i wear it. Polo Red Extreme now joins my One million Prive, A*men,Armani Code Profumo and Prada Luna rossa extreme for my Fall/Autumn Winter heavy hitters. This smells like coffee with skittles in a beautifully acceptable way and smells absolutely amazing,it does not smell cheap or tacky or teen...this has been blended well and if you have the right personality you can rock this one no problem,not for shy types. This is exceptionally good,extremely charismatic and wholly addictive refreshing. It contains depth and the additional notes of leather that react to your skin that keep it interesting and the scent itself envelopes your skin quite nicely,for a sweet gourmand fragrance it punches just right in projection and has good longevity,i have the eau de parfum version which lasts all day and it sticks to your clothes well. This is NOT an office scent,ideal for casual or night time wear. Good Complimented fragrance and ideal for close encounters. The first female compliment i received was "what the f**k is that it smells yummy...." I rate this 8.8/10

Polo Red Extreme is easily the most unique fragrance in the entire Polo lineup. The scent is a deep, warm, woody sweetness. The coffee isn't your typical coffee note, it's more like the freshly harvested beans, not a brewed cup or roasted in the bag aroma. The ebony wood is wonderful and pungent and the blood orange adds a darker citrus to the mix. This isn't bright or sparkling like other fruits, it's sweet but heavy and a touch gloomy. If there were ever a palpable example of dichotomy it's that preppy fashion house Ralph Lauren has somehow managed to create a perfect Goth scent. The notes pair together fluidly to create something truly magical. From opening to dry down PRE is nothing short of impeccable. A strong performer I've gotten all day wear from a single spray under a shirt and I doubt anyone would find it offensive. This is one of those fragrances I constantly smell because it's that great. I first came across it as a magazine sample years ago and was blown away. Shortly after I purchased a small bottle because it's pretty pricey by comparison to the more popular Polos but it's worth it. Eventually I'll be picking up the largest size available because PRE is one I always want in my collection.

WHEN I ASK FOR COFFEE IN A MENS FRAGRANCE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IM LOOKING FOR!🤤☕️🍊🪵 Polo Red Extreme to my nose smells like an Espresso Romano where they used a juicy fragrant Blood orange instead of the usual lemon for the Espresso to drip onto. The Ebony Wood comes in subtlety, giving the Main attraction of The coffee and Blood orange some rather suprising Longevity and depth . I easily get 10 hours for four Sprays on Skin and on clothes I have to wash it out in order for the scent to dissappear completely. Red extreme is also a beast mode projector, easily with 5feet of Projection for 8 hours before it starts to calm down in that last two hours when sprayed on skin Baffles me to think Polo Discontinued this masterpiece of a flanker but that seems to be the rule not the exception unfortunately with these god tier Flankers of main line colognes Uniqueness/memorability 10/10 Longevity 10/10 Projection 9.5/10 Overall 9.9/10 The one thing keeping Polo red extreme from being a perfect 10/10 is that it's pretty hard to find a reasonable price for what should really be only a 75$ cologne. But, if its a 1$ an ML then I'd still say it's worth it