Polo Red Parfum

Personal: 9/10 – It’s an amazing designer fragrance that’s on the border of a masterpiece just due to how fun and wearable it is. It’s chic but masculine, and very pleasant. Mass appeal: 8.5/10 – Nobody’s gonna hate it. The bright citruses might cut a bit too much for some, but just don’t go crazy with the sprays. Overspraying this one is a concern. Performance: 7/10 – Doesn’t last as long as a parfum concentration usually would, but not disappointing. Just a bit sub-par. Value: 7/10 – Would be higher if it dropped below $80 on discounters. Still expensive as far as Polo fragrances go, unfortunately. Uniqueness: 6.5/10 – Not groundbreaking, but a fresh, fruity-woody take that feels modern compared to other Polo flankers. SCORE: 76/100 Full bottle buy? YES, it’s one of my most used fragrances. Blind buy? YES, it’s approachable, mass appealing, and easy to wear. Dissimilar from other Red flankers (except the EDP), so DNA is hard to predict. Recommend? YES, it’s a great option for anyone wanting something a bit citrusy and fruity but still masculine and professional. Date night? YES, playful enough for casual dates, classy enough for evenings out. Office safe? YES, fresh and professional, just watch the trigger finger. Pros: Unique, fun, and very wearable. Good for all 4 seasons and both day and night. Office and date friendly. A great GADA (go anywhere, do anything) fragrance. Cons: More expensive than other Polo fragrances on discounters, doesn’t last as long as a parfum should, surprisingly linear. For my twelfth review, I’m going back to Ralph Lauren, but visiting one of their most recent fragrances. Polo Red Parfum is my favorite in the line, and my favorite Polo fragrance currently in production (yes, even more than Green). It opens with a bright burst of aromatic, citrusy, fruity freshness that I really enjoy, and to my nose, it has a very strong misc. red berry note. It’s got great citrus and woods to keep it fresh, even through the dry down, and it stays smelling great. Though it’s linear, not complicated, and somewhat generic, it’s a very pleasant designer fragrance. It lends itself well to both day and evening wear and is absolutely office appropriate. It’s a bit more adventurous than other Polo fragrances, and other Red flankers. It’s not the most groundbreaking fragrance, at all, but it’s very pleasant and easy to wear, and I don’t actually miss the coffee note from the other Red flankers. An amazing twist on a classic, minus the polarizing coffee note! Review #12 in my fragrance journey

This is my first review on this website or for any fragrance in general, this is the frag that got me into the scene; After smelling hundreds of different ones I still come back to this one, and it is a sleeper for sure. My only gripe is the price, and the longevity for a designer fragrance is mid. Everything else is perfect, and it flies under the radar being from Polo, their red line up isn't the best and this unfortunately gets mixed up with their EDT which smells disgusting. The opening is a very sharp bergamot and chemical red pepper scent, it makes you want to give it up after spraying it as a tester. It is head-ache inducing the first few times, but once you get used to it or let it sit for around 5 minutes it progresses and still keeps a lit profile of the top notes. The middle notes project well once the scent develops, I like to spray it on the back of the neck to leave trails but it does not have immense sillage. It is a masculine-leaning confident and attractive scent with a bit of fresh spice to it (which I hated until I smelled it here). The skin scent is sexy... Musky, woody, and slightly powdery but not too much. It leans to be a winter scent but can be worn year-round, performance is on par with a summer EDP. This is a decent date-night scent if you don't want something overly seductive or loud. Safe blind buy if you like the notes, I would say it is borderline Niche but not in an offensive-way. I would say the average buyer would rate this well, but not amazing for the price. There is a small chance it may become a good daily/year-round frag if you do love it; Mileage may vary. TLDR; Fall smelling borderline-niche frag, that is a perfect example of a winter fragrance that can be worn almost year round; Day or night because of the citrus top notes and mid performance/sillage.

I'd be lying if I said I was surprised that this doesn't perform well. I had read some reviews here beforehand. I got my nose on this in-store a while back, and liked it. But I was there for another purpose, so I back-burnered it with the intent to order a decant and do some testing with a few wears. I have to say, it smells really, really good. Very nice scent profile, with a great opening. As it dries down, it transitions rather quickly into a skin scent, and then just...disappears. I mean, literally in less than an hour, I found myself sniffing at my arm. Concentrations aside, we buy fragrances to smell good. This smells good. But, this will be a pass for me. I want something that can be SMELLED, for at least a little while, by people in close proximity to me, without being overwhelming. No one will smell this on you, so there is no risk of being overwhelming for sure. It is a shame, seems to be the trend. More and more of these underperformers, costing more and more money. Not buying a bottle, although it does smell good while it is in the air... Update: I might have to retract some of my negativity. I really, really like this. So much so, that I might pony up for a bottle and just overspray it. It's a shame that the ones we really like don't perform as well as the ones we don't. Update #2: Bought a big bottle. I had to. I really like this. Update #3: Don't know if this is a thing with mass-market designers, but my bottles performance has actually improved slightly in about two months of occasional use (macerated?). I'm getting noticeably more longevity and what seems to be a more outward projection as well. Had a positive reaction from a passerby recently whilst out running errands, a few hours after applying around 4-5 sprays.

Well well well, Ralph has come back with a new parfum. Now with the absence of cranberry and coffee I can see the anger. However, this is definitely Polo Red. The smell in the opening is still that fruity sweetness with a nice amount of citrus. But the reason I bought it is because the note of absinthe intrigued me. And indeed it still does. It doesn’t come through until the mid though. In the opening i definitely get the blood orange and pink pepper, but not much else. Maybe a little bit of lavender in the late opening. But the mid is where the absinthe comes through and oh boy, it’s good, like very good. It’s relatively unique but it’s also familiar. But along with the absinthe I get a slight cedar and a little bit of musk. And then once the dry down starts I do pick up on the orris. It starts to make it a little powdery, but also a little more mature because it’s not a full blown iris, but a mellow and faint floral powdery nature. But as with almost all Polo fragrances, performance varies. This is my first day of wearing it for an actual day, and the silage isn’t there. I get maybe 2 feet worth, where only people standing next to me can smell it. Performance so far is good, it’s been about 4 hours and I can smell it relatively clearly. So overall I give it an 8.5/10 Scent:10/10- amazing absinthe note and citrus Performance:6/10- could push out a little more Wearability: 10/10- can wear wherever, whenever Compliments: N/A- haven’t gotten one

I smiled when I first sprayed my bottle of Polo Red Parfum. The opening is fantastic. It smells like how you'd expect a great designer fragrance to smell. Not crazy unique, but so incredibly pleasant. I honestly don't have the words to describe it's notes, but it smells super elegant, yet playful. The opening has a perfect level of spices; it's baffling. Genuine 9.5/10 just off of the first couple of hours. However; what I found disappointing about this fragrance was the drydown. No, it didn't smell bad, but it smelled SUPER similar to JPG Ultramale. I'm actually very surprised that I haven't seen anyone say that yet; it was nearly 90% similar. I was really hoping this could've been a more linear scent because I loved the opening so much. If you don't have Ultramale or a dupe of Ultramale in your collection, then I think that this wouldn't be a redundant purchase. But if you do, just know that the first couple hours is what your really paying for. Because again, the drydown is pretty much just Ultramale. The longevity on this is also pretty unremarkable. A good 1-2 hours of projection, and 4-5 hours as a skin scent. That's gonna slightly negatively affect my rating as well. Overall rating: 8.5/10 Loved it. Was just disappointed by the performance and its similarity to Ultramale in the drydown. But no regrets with this purchase.

i was looking for a cologne and it was either this or azzaro most wanted parfum and my friend told me to get the azzaro so i did. i ended up not liking it after a few weeks of having it and my friend had a 125ml of this and we made a trade because i love how this smells on my skin so much more. this is a very citrusy spicy fragrance that lasts long on my skin and projects very well. almost every time i’ve worn this fragrance i’ve gotten a complement weather that’s by my friends or a random person who likes the scent. this is becoming my signature scent and i love it so much. this is definitely one of my favorite fragrances in my collection i reach for this about 4 times a week which is good considering my collection. Solid scent 9.5/10 for sure. edit: now that i have more colognes and have really experimented with different scents and tested out what i like i really don’t find this as great as i thought it once was still a great scent though. I would now give it an updated rating of 8/10

Polo Red Parfum is a fruity, aromatic and spicy fragrance. Its opening is aromatic and fruity, a little close to the aroma of a sweet apple and also a little floral due to the lavender accord. At first I thought the scent would be very sweet, but after several minutes the fragrance becomes aromatic and spicy, with some pepper and maybe ginger and a very pleasant semi-sweet base. The smell of the fragrance is modern, in the style of fragrances such as Stronger With You or Azzaro Wanted EDT, although it maintains part of the DNA of the Polo Red line, that is, it is a versatile fragrance, suitable for people of any age, for causal situations. , school, daily use, etc. In terms of longevity, it surprised me, lasting more than 12 hours. on my skin, which for a Ralph Lauren fragrance is a lot, its sillage is noticeable for the first hour and then it goes down close to the skin. Its aroma is easy to like, especially if you enjoy modern aromatics, although it is not cheap.

I am a vanilla lover so this one is right up my alley. I really love the opening, it somewhat reminds me of Azzaro the most wanted or Valentino yellow dream, yet I don’t see those in the “smells like” section...but sadly the opening does not last for long, the dry down is ok, just not as good as the opening. It’s biggest downfall right now is the price. I got a 10 mL sample for $10, but there is no way I would pay $135 for a 4.2 oz. However if this ever gets to around $60 at discounters I’m in for a bottle! Longevity is ok but not that great. I’m getting around 3 hours with moderate projection. After 3 hours it’s basically a skin scent only. Looks like more people are voting this to be a nighttime frag but to me it’s not quite strong enough and would be better for daytime use. 6/10 - Nice, just wish the opening stayed longer, wish the projection was better, and its overpriced right now

This is my favorite release of 2023. Don't believe the haters, try it out for yourself and find out. The Red DNA has been modernized, with vastly improved performance, and it smells incredible. I wore it to work yesterday and got at least 10+ hours of longevity with only 2 sprays - a true Parfum concentration. The main notes my nose picks up are cranberry, blood orange, cedar, lavender, and a beautiful musk. I know it is not listed, but the Cranberry note is still there. I will say that it is quite rich, sweet, and a bit heavy/thick. Definitely not a summer freshy, and certainly sits in the camp JPG, Invictus style of fragrances. I happen to love this, but super-freshy ADG diehards might not care for it. If you are looking for a slightly unique, modern, mass appealing fragrance - this fits the bill.

Extremely underrated fragrance, this fragrance absolutely surprised me by the sweet bergamot top note and blood orange note as-well. Fruity scent which is eased out by a moderate lavender note, and small cedar note as-well. I will say that this fragrance needs a little bit more sprays because of the projection which is a little bad. Long lasting fragrance. I wear it sometimes to school and it will last about 7 & 1/2 hours which is perfect for anyone who is going to come back to school. (Side note, the bottle cap falls off very easily so make sure you don't lose it or pick it up by the cap or it will fall to the ground likely.) Overall, this fragrance is amazing for anybody who's coming back to school, or looking for a nice, sweet, fruity bergamot fragrance. Will buy again.

Beautiful juicy, fruity open with the blood orange and absinthe (I think it jumps to open rather than wait around in the middle). Loving the interplay on the open with middle notes where lavender and iris comes more into play; the powderiness of the iris evokes a freshness, so the fruit is less cloying and makes me just think of being in a farmer's market with fresh fruit being cut. After a decent amount of time the scent settles into a lovely cedar balsamic musk, and interestingly this is when I get more of the pink pepper. I don't feel as though this is too heavy to try in early Summer, even though I'll probably be reaching for a lot more blues living in a hot desert.

I have been following this one since it was announced and let the woman that sells me cologne at Dillards know that a new red was coming out. She and I have been waiting for it for months. She texted me this morning to let me know the truck came in and I bought the first bottle! The scent. It is typical red with some refining! This is much like red intense but with some punch. it lasts forever and the dry down is wonderful. It has all the DNA of Red. The cranberry cuts through immediately. I don't know why it is not mentioned in the notes on this web sight, but it is there! It is typical RL where it needs to be reapplied after 4 hours, but very mass appealing. Get it!

Fresh blood orange opening, with a slight warmth in the base, almost chocolaty. I guess that's why people compare it to Ultrared, which has praline and vanilla. In the drydown the blood orange moves into the background and the warmer "chocolaty" scent into the foreground, but it stays very versatile and isn't too sweet or warm. This fragrance works all year round in my opinion (even high heat summer) and smells really good. The only downside is performance.. it's a rather weak fragrance that doesn't project much after ~30min, even though on clothing it lasts a fair amount of time, it just doesn't really project anymore.

I love it. It is similar to the Polo Red original. It is somewhat louder than it though. I love the original but after spraying this I could barely smell PR when u went to go sniff it. It is sweet. But not intoxicating and annoying. It is a soft sweet. Someone will sniff you and say, "you smell nice". It's not an attention grabber like Sauvage or Polo Green, but it feels natural on my skin. I do feel like the Sillage is not great. Maybe its due to the season or just whatever is in the juice. But it is okay for this to be a more intimate scent. It layers pretty well with some other earthy scents due to its citrus note.

Fantastic juice. It's got a fresh/cooling/fruity almost minty kick whilst simultaneously smelling deep and resinous. Smells like it looks - dark red fruity syrupy goodness. Closest fragrance I could compare it to would be Eros Flame, but this feels more mature & not quite as sweet. Lasts 10-12 hours on clothes but the projection fades quickly after spraying. It's a "cozy" feeling fragrance so I suppose that's not a bad thing. It's suited for colder climates but I can also see this working on warm summer nights. I haven't yet tested it in the heat but perhaps the sillage is improved.

Very good designer scent! Extremely easy to wear in just about any scenario you can think of. 3 season fragrance imo, I just have fresher options to reach for in the high heat but this could be a do it all fragrance for sure. Blind buy safe for just about anyone, young or old! Lots of citrus, red fruits, and musks and it seems to be a fairly linear scent on my skin in particular. My only complaint would be the performance... I get 4-5 hours total with about an hour of legitimate projection. After that it gets pretty close to skin. Very good value if you can get it a discounter!

Smells amazing strong RICH dark woody and smooth while still maintaining a masculine freshness nothing synthetic about this it may seem like that cause of the absinthe note dont listen to those hating cry babies like the comment under mine. This could be worn anytime summer, winter, fall, or spring absolutely amazing 10/10 performance a easy no brainer while still maintaining a somewhat uniqueness also you could completely over spray this and it's not even cloying it just becomes a nice aurora of this masculine minty red freshness

The scent? Wonderful. Would agree that for someone new to fragrances, this would be a good place to start. The performance? Unfortunately, hideous on my skin, especially for a parfum. I guess we can call it a "moderate" performer; it squeaks out 3 hours...barely. Maybe add an extra hour or 2 on cloth. Three season appropriate; most suited to fall and winter IMO, but you could probably get away with it in spring. Feels like it could get cloying in summer. Male. Young adult to middle age. Safe for both office and more casual wear.

Juicy blood orange and the "en Vogue" absinthe note with a bright bergamot opening and a musky woody dry down. It sounds like a departure from the familiar cranberry coffee DNA of the original, but worn side by side, it is obvious they are in the same polo red family. Parfum finds a way to blend "now" notes into the classic DNA, giving it a complex and darker feel. It's a ripe, warm, modern, and beautifully blended stunner. It feels rich and high quality. The red glass bottle matches the scent inside perfectly.

This stuff smells absolutely beautiful , for like five minutes🥲 I sprayed on my skin the first time I saw it at ulta I was absolutely in love with it is such an amazing send it actually lasts a long time but after the first 30 minutes or so the smell becomes so faint you wouldn’t even guess it’s cologne , just like nice smelling laundry detergent you washed your clothes with that morning either way, I still might pick up a bottle just because I love the actual smell so much