The one match we list is Alexandria Fragrances Vintage 1978, from $29.99. Nobody has scored it for us yet, so we show no numbers.
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Brand-marketed Alexandria Fragrances interpretation. Alexandria's full-format EDP (30/60/100ml) sold as inspired by Ralph Lauren Polo.
What is missing: any report of how close it smells or how long it lasts. We would rather show no score than invent one.
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Polo has one match so far. These are the closest scents by shared notes that have several.
Opens with a sharp bergamot-lavender combination that reads more medicinal than fresh — there's an herbal, almost barbershop intensity right out of the gate. The heart is where it earns its reputation: leather and tobacco lock together with oak moss to create a deep, dense green-animalic core that feels genuinely vintage in character. Dry-down pulls warm with amber anchoring the whole thing low and slow. Projection is bold and unforgiving for the first few hours; sillage lingers long after — this is not a skin scent — Fall and winter evenings, older-leaning or confidently retro masculine wearers.
The closest match we list, Alexandria Fragrances Vintage 1978, isn't community-scored yet — so we can't put a number on how close it gets. The original stays the reference here; if you'd rather try the budget take first, Alexandria Fragrances Vintage 1978 runs $29.99–$109.99.
The top dupe of Ralph Lauren's Polo is Vintage 1978 by Alexandria Fragrances. It isn't community-scored yet — more on the way as community evidence accumulates. At $30, it's a budget alternative to the $85 original — saving roughly $55 per bottle. It's the only dupe of Polo we list so far, with more on the way as community evidence accumulates.
The most-cited dupe for Polo is Vintage 1978 by Alexandria Fragrances. It is not community-scored yet, so we do not list an accuracy or longevity number for it — treat it as an untested budget take rather than a verified match.
Polo by Ralph Lauren is a fresh/oriental/woody scent built on lavender, bergamot, leather, tobacco, amber, oak moss. Those notes define its character — browse any of them above to find fragrances that share the same profile.
The closest scents to Polo by shared notes are Roja Parfums Fetish Pour Homme, Roja Parfums Danger pour Homme, Amouage Fate Man. See the full "similar fragrances" list below — each is ranked by how many notes it shares with Polo.
Dupes are rated on two independent dimensions: scent accuracy (how closely it matches the original) and longevity (how long it lasts on skin). Scores come from owner reports on Reddit r/fragrance, r/fragranceclones and Fragrantica, and each is marked community-scored, provisional or not scored. They are never averaged into a single number — accuracy and longevity are separate decisions.
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