Paris Elysees Handsome Black scores 88% against Ralph Lauren Polo Black overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Paris Elysees Handsome Black opens 85% like Ralph Lauren Polo Black and reaches 90% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on tropical, fruity, woody and sweet. Ralph Lauren Polo Black adds warm spicy and patchouli that Paris Elysees Handsome Black does not. Paris Elysees Handsome Black brings mossy and marine of its own.
| Ralph Lauren Polo Black | Paris Elysees Handsome Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $65 | about $15 |
| Longevity | 5h | 4h |
| Projection | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Sillage | 4/10 | 2/10 |
| Released | 2005 | 2015 |
| Main accords | tropical, fruity and woody | tropical, fruity and woody |
On the estimates above, Paris Elysees Handsome Black sits about $50 under Ralph Lauren Polo Black — roughly 77% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Captures the fruity, tropical, and woody essence of Ralph Lauren Polo Black with a similar aromatic and sweet character.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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