Review (3/5): Good for what you pay for
I like to fashion myself as sort of a cologne connoisseur…….a man’s man who just really likes to smell good all the time. I began wearing cologne shortly after I started my first job in high school, and ever since then I have been enamored with finding great smelling colognes. When I saw this cologne, and I read what it was inspired by, I felt that it was almost a must have for me.
The first and most obvious reason most of us on here purchased this cologne is because it is inspired by Ralph Lauren Polo Red; and since that cologne is fairly pricey, undoubtedly most of us felt they were going to get a sweet deal. Now, you may ask what is the difference between this and the legitimate cologne that you would pay 60$ or more for?
The first thing to know is that this cologne does not smell exactly like Polo Red at all. In fact, it is very loosely inspired by the actual scent. I challenge anyone to buy and smell the original cologne, then buy and smell this and tell me it’s exactly the same thing. Sorry folks, this just isn’t the same smell. It does, however, share similarities with the Polo Red…..which makes it enticing, but it just is not the same thing.
The main issue that I have with this cologne is that it simply does not last more than an hour at best. I now understand why you get a 3.0-ounce bottle for 15$, and that is because you are constantly reapplying it to keep the smell fresh. With a normal (and quality) cologne I can go pretty much the extent of my eight-hour shift at work and still smell relatively fresh, but this cologne honestly started fading at about 20-30 minutes after application.
In the end this may not bother folks who just want something cheap to make them smell good for a little while. Heck, even I like the way it smells at first. The problem for those of us who fashion ourselves fragrance snobs is that the scent just fades away too quickly.
If affordability is what you look for in a cologne, then by all means this is your product. I, however, would just suggest spending the extra couple of bucks and buying the real deal. I can’t see how anyone would be disappointed with that at all.