There are some amazing fragrances in the Ralph Lauren portfolio. Safari is one of them, as is the original Polo For Men. And I loved the bold modernity of the Big Pony Collection. Alas, Polo Red, the latest fragrance from the iconic American fashion house, has shifted things out of the black for me. Sweet, cakey and derivative (it reminds me of a host of fragrances currently riding atop of a particularly crowded gourmandy bandwagon) it’s perfectly okay but just…disappointingly lacklustre. If you like smelling like Mary Berry’s kitchen on baking day I suppose you’ll love it but it doesn’t do it for me. The opaque red bottle is fabulous mind.
The notes
Top: red grapefruit, Italian cedrat, red cranberry
Heart: red saffron, lavandin, red sage
Base: red wood, amber, coffee berry (or Mary Berry?)
The Grooming Guru 
Dearest Guru
That flacon does look somewhat fabulous in an eighties revival sort of a way.
But this doesn’t sound like anything that warrants attention… thanks for the warning.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Is this the male equivalent of the female “fruity floral”?
Lacklustre! Yes. I’ve been trying this out for a few weeks and just can’t LOVE it. I find it’s a less enticing version of Versace Eros. It doesn’t last and it’s just a bit, meh.