Polo Double Black Ralph Lauren for men

I luv it smells like armani night!AWESOME!!

I guess i was too general with my previous post. Let me say that Polo Double Black is almost always my first choice when deciding which cologne to wear. It is difficult to put too much on, yet it smells great no matter how much you put on. Very masculine. I have recieved many compliments from women with the standard line,"What are you wearing?" I think it can be worn for almost any occasion. Not overpowering, but will stay with you for a long time.Wait for the drydown because that is where the magic comes in. No doubt in my mind that i will be buying another bottle when this one is empty. This is my #1 and is my signature scent, winter, spring, summer or fall.

Best For Fall & Winter Seasons. Not too Heavy or "loud". The fragrance is kind of woodsy with an oriental under tone. Smooth & Masculine.

This smells so great!!! How is it possible that something can be so spicy and masculine and yet so well blended and almost creamy like? Double black does it!

Overall 7.5/10

What can I say? So nice! Love this more than the original Polo Black. Double B is the way to go.! The coffee/nutmeg notes are sure to please. I don't smell the mango though, kinda glad I don't cause I don't know if I dig mango. Spicy, woody and sexy! Like I am deep in a dark cocoa bean forest..Love it. Mmmmm.

Well ok this is Black :) Polo Black was not. Oriental with a gourmand twist. Although sweet, it is very masculine. The coffee is dominant. Forget the mango. This cologne is not fuity at all. Sweet and spicy with a great coffee note. The sillage is average but longevity is pretty good. Becomes sweeter as it dries down.

If you love coffee themed colognes you will love this. Or if you love Rochas man but find it unisex Polo Double Black is the one you are looking for. Great for Autumn and winter day or evening time. Highly recommended.

Overall 7.5/10

This is a much better cologne then the original Polo Black.The dry down to this one is much more manly and less fruity then the original Black.This fragrance still opens up fruity but its a much more pleasent fruit scent then in the original and over all a much more masculine cologne.

I picked up the 75mL bottle from a clearance sale for $30! What a find! The first thing that impressed me was the look of the bottle. Really handsome looking! Rugged and robust. The smell was just what I was looking for. A deep, spicy, woody smell. This cologne smells even better after about 20 min or so. I detect traces of powdery lavender or vanilla in the dry down. It mellows out really nice throughout the day. Like a fine wine! Starts with a refreshing mango scent and by the evening this cologne turns into a different animal, its velvety sweetness perfect for a romantic evening out. Although the name makes it sound like a heavy scent, this could be worn on summer days either day or night. More for a smart casual or suit man, rather than a clubber. More for an intimate dinner instead of an office setting. Its look and scent more for a man, not a boy.

Projection - not so good. have to be up close to smell it. But then again I just apply one spray.

Longevity - excellent. I can still detect the scent after a shower.

conclusion - my new signature scent! Very versatile! Manly and complex yet not overpowering and obnoxious. A comforting scent.

although i have run into some longevity and projection problems, the scent is great. i wore this to a party and people just came in close and smelled my neck. since everyone there who was wearing cologne put too much on, i put 5 sprays and people really noticed it. it didnt project veryfar, but well enough so someone could still smell me. and yeah me and everyone i have asked love this smell. Note: the young girls like it, and the milfs go nuts over it.

Tested it over e counter, I was so deeply drawn to this smell.... Bought it for my bf and each time he is using this scent I just can't stop smelling him and it drives me crazy...

The best of all RL scents. Projects well, lasts all day. You can't go wrong with this one. A definite must buy!

DOUBLE BLACK IS A MASTERPIECE...CAUTION ! WOMEM CAN BITE YOU WHEN YOUR WEARING THIS !

10/10

When my boyfriend wears this, I want to eat his neck.

At first, I derided this fragrance based on its poor projection. But boy oh boy does this have great longevity and complexity. This is just a comforting fragrance that I have tested twice and it has surprised me both times.

My boyfriend wears this and when he does...look out! He has several other Polo colognes and this is, by far, the one that I love the most. When he wears it, I cannot help but nuzzle his neck. Very sexy!

Just an amazing scent that remains low key for the majority of the time you are wearing it. One of my favorites. But yeah, i would not consider this a powerful cologne, just a classy, fresh, cozy, masculine scent.
Dont buy this if you are trying to impress everyone in the room with what cologne you are wearing.

Polo Dbl Blk is his FAVORITE! Discovered his bottle was almost empty and that he's been sparingly, savoring every last drop. Wanted him to try something new, just for variety but he DEMANDED Polo Dbl Blk or nothing at all! Therefore, purchased the 4.2 oz for Christmas 2010, (taking Glen Beck's advise to "Stock Up", before TEOTWAWKI, I guess?) His cup now "runneth over". I watched him immediately smile and take possession of his new gift! The king is now well pleased on his throne, lol. It was a tough year and he deserved a small gift. Will get an atomatizer for travel if necessary. Polo Dbl Blk is great year round, for any occassion and excudes happiness and confidence for both business and pleasure. In other words, if your man is a minimalist and you're looking for a signature scent for any age, this is one to consider. He loves the look and feel of the bottle whether to toss around, drop it in a bag or it's simple yet sleek appearance on the counter. I also purchased Polo Blue to add to his collection. We'll see if he likes the variety or if one wins over the other....Happy New Year 2011 to All!

Hats off to RL for this great masterpiece..This was my first try under the house of RL and the first spray sent me to the moon. Somehow it makes me feel so sexy and unique everytime i spray this on.

Projection? Good.
Bottle? Sexy

Negative? This juice does not last long on my skin. Average of 3-4 hours.

7.5/10

Quality ***
Versatility ****
Durability *
Sillage *
Top ***
Heart ***
Base ***
Final score **

Partial wearing.

The good
It's pleasant all around, no sharp facets or surprises. At least it's versatile and wearable.

The bad
Boring, there are much better safe scents to choose from.
I couldn't really tell it's got mango and coffee.

The ugly
Despite the fact the sample I tried was old, it's got the lowest sillage and longevity I've ever seen.

Why would I pay for this?

Easily the best Ralph Lauren, i got this as a gift for helping an important person in my company, and evidentally, he has really good taste.
I have trouble reading this one. When I try, I can get deep, spicy wood, coffee heart and fruit on top. Not so much the mango, but something fruity.
It's hard to say if the silage is good on me but it seems fine to me, I can smell it well on a colleague whom also wears it, havent noticed a problem with longevity., it's still on my shirt the next day. Not quite potent enough to show off on a night out though.
Professional and slightly romantic.

I'm quite sad to see my Polo DB run out ;__;
"Must...*ugh*..replace...."

Upon recently replacing this bottle, ive noticed a lil something hard to pick with the end-drydown period of this fragrance, which I have now discovered is juniper berries in the base. What an unboxed idea! Thats the odd, spicy sweetness I detect 3-4 hours after application to my wrist.
There's alot of designers I'm repeatedly disapointed by, Ralph is a well-offender. But Double Black is getting more and more loveable the more I smell it and I have to take my hat off to them and beg please, please follw in these steps! Stop with the dull, pretty, ich boy scents you're produceing and move around your more edgy stylings of Double Black and Explorer.

Another of my go-to scents. Delightful instant mango transitions to a peppery, woody coffee. A true man's scent. Great for summer nights or in fall day or night. Needs some liberal application to last, but the light sillage doesn't intrude. Women love it! So will you.

smells like mango a bit too much on my skin, poor longevity.

test it on your skin, the story's quite different with test paper and you don't want to put test paper evrywhere on your i body i believe

I think I'm becoming hooked on gourmand fragrances. There's one thing most of my favorites seem to have in common... A*Men, A*Men Sunessence, Pure Malt, Rochas, Polo Double Black. COFFEE. They all contain coffee. I feel like I need to try everything that has coffee in it. Polo Double Black doesn't exactly contain enough coffee and spices to be considered a gourmand. It's on the "clean" side, but it's also somewhat dark as well and the mango keeps it from becoming too dark. It keeps the sun up a little. PDB is Polo Black's evil twin, only it comes off as pleasant and inviting.

is my favorite so far. He is strong and sweet, plus a tasty sweet. All Double Black, fixing on me for five hours. Excellent perfume.

Nothing new to me did I smell in this bottle. This cologne truly is Christian Dior "Fahrenheit 32" by Ralph Lauren.

This is really my kind of fragrance! I tested this one while I was killing some time at a shopping centre, so my review is based on this brief encounter...

The rich opening is almost mouth watering, the pepper and mango mixes together to give a similar sort of effect to the cactus and pimento in Givenchy's Xeryus Rouge.

It is not long before the intense woodiness comes through and I am transported back to the 1980's when I was a teenager. Back then I attended a gym where there was a sauna. The sauna was lined with cedar wood and the smell was amazing.

On the card I sprayed it upon it still smells potent 8 hours after spraying it.

Many have commented on the poor sillage and longevity, but to me it is quite strong.

This is fantastic fragrance by RL..Polo Double black is soft and warm feeling..Its great for winter time..The sweetness is wonderful..I love the smell of mango..and coffee makes it a warm feeling..This is great for special occasion or a date..Its very sexy and masculine scent at the same time..It last on my skin for about 6 to 8 hours..but around 3 hours or so..it'll fade away and no one will smell you, unless they get real close about 2 feet..I tried this at work the other day and i get good compliments.....a fantastic fragrance but not my favorite line in Ralph lauren..i still love polo blue...

Hi.

Polo Double Black is stronger and more masculine than Polo Black.in my opinion the best from POLO line.it is sweet and spicy but suitable when wear and fantastic if you are tired of laxurious scent!

Powerful at first spray.The top notes is spectacular i also love mango in it.it makes me feel beautiful and quite long lasting on my skin.not a scent for an ordinary,suitable for a men mysterious(between 30/40 years old)in cold days.

When i wore this nice classic RL i always got compliments from both men and women! Anyway if you lover of different,spicy scents you can enjoy this cologne.

Bravo RL.

8/10

The samples I got of this sent me right back to the department store to purchase a bottle. I love the mango as an interesting counterpoint to the coffee notes. Smooth and strong; when the woods kick in, it can even become too strong. Used with a light hand, it's quite special.

The matte black bottle and logo support the mask upon this scent. It is mysterious, rich and lurking. It does nto smell like honey but IMO has the concept: rich, suble, the closer you get the sweeter the smell. Perfect for the intimate moments.

eyeteach12 mentioned Code. This could be a cross between Code and Emporio Armani Night He, but more restrained then those two. Code is more pleasant though, and I'd take it. Aeternitas said "Dark, enigmatic", and this seens reasonable. In my opinion better than Polo Black, where the rotten mango smell becomes very disturbing during hot weather (and it supposed to be a fresh scent). When smelled next to Polo Black, Double Black really seens to be an oriental.

this perfume is very enticing. men should try. I cant forget d smell on my man

Polo double black is a classy aromatic fragrance. It fulfills a missing gap in sillage and longevity of Polo Black, IMHO. Even though Double black smells similar to its brother, I find it more potent, projective and longer-lasting. I just noticed that I always fall for fragrance with Cardamom and Nutmeg and so does Double Black.

Cardamom allows a fragrance to be masculine yet romantic in its sweetness, IMHO.

I strongly agree with "alexkos" that Double black can be a good alternative to PR 1 Million. I would recommend "Diesel Fuel For Life" too for a sake of sweetness despite amber being a source.

Sillage is great on my skin and longevity is incredibly long. I can still smell it on my scarf I prayed on a couple of weeks ago.

All in all. 10/10 for me. Ideal for men needing to wear less common fragrance. Thank you for reading :)

El polo double black es un perfume que para mi gusto lo encuentro demasiado fuerte cuando te lo acabas de poner huele algo agradable pero a medida que pasan las horas el olor se pone muy especiado exageradamente y es por eso que a mi no me gusta para, ahora el polo black es lo mejor que a tirado al mercado ralph lauren me encanta.

Purchased my first Polo Double Black without testing it about 15mins ago. I pulled it out of the box to show a friend. It slips out of my hands onto his kitchen floor, and breaks the neck of the bottle. The entire contents were on the floor in seconds. I was shocked!! Smells amazing, and so does his kitchen. Going back to get another....

hello. i have to say what this is a wonderfull fragrances .the ladies will love you .this fragrance will be with you all the day .is elegant .not cheap smell .lots of compliments from women and mens .is a fragrances for lovers .

yeah this is a great spicy scent and it is very masculine and manly but i think it is for a much older crowd

polo double black is very alluring , strong and long lasting .

This is a refined, classy and sexy cologne which is to be worn when you got on a shirt and tie

Update: Very good alternative for people, who like Paco Rabanne 1 Million, but feel it too sweet and feminine.

I bought it yesterday at a wonderful discount and I am so happy for it.
Very warm, sweet at the beginning, but only for few minutes. Masculine, but not hard or sharp scent, just some great aroma, that comes and goes from time to time. Perfect combination, not rich in ingredients, and still doesn't smell cheap.
Can be worn from every age at every time, but best for late autumn and winter or cold countries like Denmark, Sweden, Russia. Interesting, long-lasting, the man, who is wearing it can smell it now and then, for few seconds, but it's something great.
In close rooms smells very good, not overpowering and it almost doesn't change it's scent. Getting better and better.
Can be reapplied, but not earlier than four hours. Smells amazing with my skin-chemistry and suits me good. Jeans and shirt and converse, or formal suit - doesn't matter. Great, great and again great.
I was little bit skeptic about perfume of American designer, but this one is superb. Better than any other Ralph Lauren scents. Get it, you'll not be disappointed.
I forgot to say. It smells very close to L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme.

Pleasure, Happiness and Contentment

Think about it. Spicy Tropical Fruits, Roasted Coffee and Woodsy Notes = Vacation. This is our FAVORITE on him.

Hint: It's an EDT vs. EDP, therefore might apply a.m. and p.m.

Start is interesting with fruits and spices.
Base reminds me chanel allure. Am i rite or not?
And it is quite similar to its predecessor.

I just got this cologne today and I must say that I am very impressed.

The top notes of pepper and mango are very evident, but I do not believe them to be overpowering. The contrast between these two makes for a simple yet surprising scent.

After this it fades into a much more mellow, subtle scent consisting primarily of roasted coffee. This lasts for only a few minutes, and is the most subtle (and hardest to smell) part of the cologne.

The base notes are my favorite part. Although the sillage is not powerful by any means, the woody aspects of the base are to die for. They are clearly woody, and slightly sweet, for a soft but sophisticated scent. It reminds me of a log cabin in the woods at night.

I would recommend this cologne for evening or night. It is intelligent, calm, and woodsy. I wouldn't think of this so much as a "going clubbing" cologne, but moreso as a poetry reading or art museum cologne.

One of my favorites! Very intricate fruity/spicy/woody combination. Double Black smells classic but with a modern twist. It's very warm and slightly heavy, great for an evening in the fall or winter.

i like how this is a fresh oriental, great to replace the citrus scents and smells nothin like the other Polos

I like it. It´s very sweet/fruity and spicy at the same time, the coffee note smells delicious and its lasting power it´s unbelievable. I believe the Polo line has done a great job clearing the paradigm that says that all American perfumes smell cheap.

Ralph Lauren = Class.

addictive, sexy and versatile.. oriented to wear at evening, the spicy vibe make it heavy for day time, but is a really nice fruity-woody fragance.

great choice, u wont be wrong with this.

Love this classic scent with a modern twist: Mango in a man's perfume, "hello"! Just brilliant for a non-in-your-face everyday scent. Smelled it first when I flew to LA, so it will always remind me of my glamorous time in LA. It smells indeed black but it is a wooden floral fruity peppery scent. Very understated, classy, yet young in attitude. This would be Ralph Lauren's smell in a bottle and I agree with the other review that it is equally well worn with a suit and tie or a pair of jeans and jumper/ sweater. Re-apply generously for it has not much of a staying power (at least with my skin)!

a great classic for everyday use. it is very versatile. can be worn with suit and tie or jeans and shirt.

I absolutely love this fragrance! The only gripe I have with it is that the VERY addictive top notes disappear far too quickly. And thereafter the scent disappears within 3 hours, at least on me.

I tried it a couple of times... but on my skin just don't last 2 mutch... and it's not so intens either :( Polo black it's mutch intens and powerful on my opinion !

I don't lose on many blind purchases, but this one is pretty bad. The sillage is even weaker than Polo Blue and the only scent I get from it is a lightly perfumed B O. That's all I can get from this one, under-arm sweat with a sweet-ish cologne note that is indistinguishable because it is too weak. I don't get any fruit, spice, or coffee, just B O. I can't say it reeks because it's not strong enough to project it's stink, I have to get really close to it to smell anything at all. I will throw my bottle out, not give it away, because I wouldn't want anyone around me to smell like Polo Double Black. It's one of the worst I have.

My husband have tried this one, and it smells amazing on him. A must-buy.

I expected darker and more intensive fragrance.

It sure is masculine. Dark, enigmatic, and long-lasting from the first spray. My boyfriend loves it!

Nice and simple. Great masculine scent.