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Ralph Lauren Polo Double Black vs Comme des Garcons Blue Santal
Polo Double Black is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
MangoPepper
Heart
Roasted Coffee BeansIndonesian Nutmeg
Base
Woodsy NotesCardamomJuniper Berries
Accords
Fresh spicy
100%
Warm spicy
87%
Tropical
70%
Woody
67%
Coffee
67%
Aromatic
64%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Polo Double Black was launched in 2006. The nose behind this fragrance is Ellen Molner. Top notes are Mango and Pepper; middle notes are Roasted Coffee Beans and Indonesian Nutmeg; base notes are Woodsy Notes, Cardamom and Juniper Berries. After Polo Black (2005), Ralph Lauren created a fragrance that is even blacker - Polo Double Black. Regardless of the color, this fragrance is not heavy; it is a refreshing oriental with a recognizable opening of frozen mango. The aromatic, woody freshness of its forbear is replaced by intensive spicy notes of Indonesian nutmeg, pepper, and roasted coffee. The base is composed of noble wood and allied with cardamom and fir. It was created by Ellen Molner in 2006.
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Notes
———Accords
Woody
100%
Aromatic
77%
Fresh spicy
67%
Warm spicy
51%
Powdery
46%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springfallwinter
About
Blue Santal by Comme des Garcons is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Blue Santal was launched in 2013. The fragrance features Australian Sandalwood, Pine, Juniper Berries and Pepper. In the summer of 2013 Comme des Garcons are launching the collection of Blue Invasion which includes three "blue" fragrances— Blue Encens, Blue Cedrat and Blue Santal, in characteristic flacons colored in blue, iridescent from the darkest to the lightest shade. The new perfumes are created to accentuate radical contradiction providing a mixture of luxurious warmth and sea freshness. The olfactory evocation of the fascinating paradox presents the blue color as timeless and very intense in three different ways. BLUE SANTAL provides frozen and cold Australian sandalwood combined with warm pine notes and tartness originating from juniper berries. The fragrance arrives on the market as 100 ml EDP. Official notes: Mediterranean pine, juniper berry essence, blue pepper, sandalwood from Australia.
Notes in Common
0% sharedShared (0)
No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in Polo Double Black
MangoPepperRoasted Coffee BeansIndonesian NutmegWoodsy NotesCardamomJuniper Berries
Only in Blue Santal
Rating
4.11vs3.98
Ratings
1,313vs693
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2006vs2013
Which should I buy?
Polo Double Black is the community's favourite of the two.
- Polo Double Black is rated higher by the community: 4.11 from 1,313 ratings, against 3.98 from 693.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Polo Double Black is voted best for winter and fall; Blue Santal for spring and fall.
- Comme des Garcons is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Ralph Lauren is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Polo Double Black if you want the higher-rated option; pick Blue Santal if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.