Which Ralph Lauren sample to try first

Ralph Lauren is on DecantGems with 19 samples. We picked 8 to show here and describe them strictly by their recorded data. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.

The selection

Ralph Lauren Notorious

No notes are on record for Ralph Lauren Notorious from Ralph Lauren; the sample is the way to find out. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Ralph Lauren Polo Red

Ralph Lauren also has Ralph Lauren Polo Red. We have no pyramid on file for it. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Ralph Lauren Romance

Ralph Lauren also has Ralph Lauren Romance. We have no pyramid on file for it. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Ralph Lauren Ralph's Club New York

Ralph Lauren also has Ralph Lauren Ralph's Club New York. We have no pyramid on file for it. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Ralph Lauren Deep Blue

Ralph Lauren Deep Blue is on the list from Ralph Lauren. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Ralph Lauren Big Pony 3 Men

Ralph Lauren Big Pony 3 Men by Ralph Lauren: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Ralph Lauren Ralph

Ralph Lauren Ralph by Ralph Lauren: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Ralph Lauren Big Pony 2 Men

Ralph Lauren Big Pony 2 Men is on the list from Ralph Lauren. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

Also in this selection: Ralph Lauren Polo 67 Extreme, Ralph Lauren Big Pony 4, Ralph Lauren Safari, Ralph Lauren Polo 67, Ralph Lauren Polo Oud, Ralph Lauren Big Pony 1 Men, Ralph Lauren Polo Red - Eau De Parfum Extreme, Ralph Lauren Polo Blue, Ralph Lauren Polo Deep Blue, Ralph Lauren Polo Green.

How to test them

Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Wear it on at least three different days before you decide. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Test it on skin and not only on paper.

A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does.

Where to go next

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Questions

How were these samples chosen?

By the tags and note lists on record for each perfume. Nothing was added from memory, the order is not a ranking, and perfumes without recorded notes are described without notes.

Which sizes do the samples come in?

Every sample comes as 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial. The smallest is enough for a first impression, the larger ones for many wearings.

Why do some perfumes show no notes?

Because we only print notes we can trace to a source. Where no note list is on record, the page says so and leaves the judging to your own skin.