Polo Double Black
A moody, after-hours flanker that swaps Polo's green aromatic swagger for something darker and more linear.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Cardamom55
- Tonka40
- Vetiver35
- Patchouli35
- Musk25
By the editors · 2 min readA moody, after-hours flanker that swaps Polo's green aromatic swagger for something darker and more linear. The opening arrives as a jolt of cardamom and nutmeg—dry, slightly metallic spice that feels more conference room than woodland—before settling into a coffee-tinged base where vetiver and patchouli circle each other without much drama.
The tonka and musk add a sweetish, skin-like softness that keeps the composition from going fully austere, though the overall effect is more restrained than the name suggests. This is black in the manner of charcoal suiting, not midnight intrigue.
Best suited to someone who wants the idea of a bold masculine without the volume, or an office-appropriate alternative to the original's vintage heft. It wears close, fades politely, and never demands much attention.
