Polo Modern Reserve
Polo Modern Reserve enters quietly with basil and cardamom — green and faintly resinous, less the bright herbal hit of older Polos.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Patchouli60
- Earthy60
- Aromatic50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Basil
- Cardamom
- Vetiver
- Myrrh
- Jasmine
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readPolo Modern Reserve enters quietly with basil and cardamom — green and faintly resinous, less the bright herbal hit of older Polos. There is a deliberate restraint to the opening.
The heart shifts toward myrrh and vetiver, the jasmine smoothing the edges where the resin would otherwise feel austere. Patchouli darkens the dry-down, and a soft suede gives the whole thing a worn-in finish, like a leather wallet pulled from a back pocket.
It sits closer to the skin than most Polos, projects modestly, and trends grown-up. A weeknight fragrance for someone who doesn't need attention to know they're dressed.
Scent twins
In this family
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