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Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Variety
Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren Variety

Floral
Rose
White Floral
Fruity
Green
Aromatic
Woody
EDT · 1978 · mens

Ralph Lauren Variety arrived in 1978 during the house's formative years, when the brand was establishing itself as a purveyor of refined American style. It represents an early exploration of fragrance as part of that lifestyle vision.

The fragrance opens with Brazilian rosewood and clary sage, lifted by green notes and a touch of pineapple that keeps things bright rather than sweet. The heart is a generous floral composition, built on Bulgarian rose and jasmine with supporting notes of cyclamen, lilac, lily of the valley, and violet. These create a lush, almost garden-like middle that dominates the composition. The base settles into woody-earthy territory with carnation, cedar, oakmoss, sandalwood, and vetiver, grounding the florals with structure and subtle spice.

This is a men's fragrance that doesn't shy away from florals, making it best suited for those comfortable with floral-forward compositions. The balance between the green, fruity opening and woody base gives it versatility across seasons, though it reads as a spring and summer preference. It works for both casual and more refined occasions. The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician capture its character well.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
100%
Rose
28%
White Floral
70%
Fruity
80%
Green
90%
Aromatic
38%
Woody
100%
Vetiver
25%
Earthy
50%
Powdery
50%
Spicy
25%
Creamy
25%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
The heartwood of Aniba rosaeodora produces an oil once used extensively in fine perfumery for its warm, woody, slightly rosy, and faintly camphorous character. Brazilian rosewood is now endangered and heavily restricted, making it extremely rare. Synthetic alternatives are used today, but the original had a unique beauty that modern substitutes approximate.
Clary Sage
Clary Sage
Dry, slightly fruity, and intensely herbal, clary sage has a warm, tea-like quality with faintly floral and nutty facets. It's the more sophisticated sibling of regular sage, used in Eau Sauvage and countless classic masculines for its clean, Mediterranean character. Simultaneously natural and refined.
Green Notes
Green Notes
Pineapple
Pineapple
Vivid, tropical, and intensely sweet with a slightly fermented, almost winey quality, pineapple is one of the most assertive tropical fruit notes. It adds an immediate, unambiguous tropical sweetness that can dominate if used too heavily. In moderate amounts it adds a lively, summery energy to fruity and aquatic compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Bulgarian Rose
Bulgarian Rose
The most prized rose in perfumery, grown in the Valley of Roses in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Rosa damascena cultivated here produces an oil of extraordinary depth: honeyed, velvety, with faint hints of tea, honey, and spice. The standard against which all other rose materials are measured.
Cyclamen
Cyclamen
Crisp, watery, and slightly green with a delicate floral sweetness, cyclamen is one of perfumery's more transparent flowers. It evokes mountain air and rain-wet gardens rather than a florist's shop. Used to add a clean, airy quality to floral compositions that might otherwise feel dense.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Lilac
Lilac
Powdery, sweet, and nostalgic, lilac is a soft, springtime floral with a slightly medicinal, almost camphor-like edge that keeps it from being too simple. It's one of the harder florals to capture naturally (most is synthetic), but a good lilac accord reads as the first warm days of May. Delicate and quietly romantic.
Lily Of The Valley
Lily Of The Valley
Crisp, green, and dewy, this spring flower smells like rain on cool grass with a clean, soap-like clarity. It's one of perfumery's most requested scents despite being nearly impossible to extract naturally, so it's almost always recreated synthetically. The result is fresh, tender, and timelessly elegant.
Violet
Violet
Sweet, powdery, and faintly green, violet sits between floral and earthy in a way that feels distinctly old-world glamorous. The leaf and the flower smell quite different: the flower is sugary and delicate, while violet leaf is fresh and slightly vegetal. Together they create a note that feels both nostalgic and current.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Cedar
Cedar
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match86% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist86% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Tactician86% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.
Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.
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Scent Profile
Floral100%Rose28%White Floral70%Fruity80%Green90%
Fragrance Family
Floral
EDT

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Ralph Lauren fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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What does Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Variety smell like? +
Ralph Lauren Variety arrived in 1978 during the house's formative years, when the brand was establishing itself as a purveyor of refined American style. It represents an early exploration of fragrance as part of that lifestyle vision. The fragrance opens with Brazilian rosewood and clary sage, lifted by green notes and a touch of pineapple that keeps things bright rather than sweet. The heart is a generous floral composition, built on Bulgarian rose and jasmine with supporting notes of cyclamen, lilac, lily of the valley, and violet. These create a lush, almost garden-like middle that dominates the composition. The base settles into woody-earthy territory with carnation, cedar, oakmoss, sandalwood, and vetiver, grounding the florals with structure and subtle spice. This is a men's fragrance that doesn't shy away from florals, making it best suited for those comfortable with floral-forward compositions. The balance between the green, fruity opening and woody base gives it versatility across seasons, though it reads as a spring and summer preference. It works for both casual and more refined occasions. The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician capture its character well.
What are the notes in Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Variety? +
Top: Brazilian Rosewood, Clary Sage, Green Notes, Pineapple. Heart: Bulgarian Rose, Cyclamen, Jasmine, Lilac, Lily Of The Valley, Violet. Base: Carnation, Cedar, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is Ralph Lauren Variety? +
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Variety belongs to the Floral fragrance family. It is an EDT.
What other fragrances smell like Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Variety? +
Based on shared notes, Trussardi Action Donna for women (Cedar, Oakmoss, Cyclamen, Jasmine), cacharel pour L'Homme for men (Cedar, Oakmoss, Cyclamen, Jasmine), Paco Rabanne Calandre (Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley), Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera Variety (Cedar, Oakmoss, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley), Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers (Cedar, Oakmoss, Cyclamen, Jasmine) may smell similar to Ralph Lauren Variety.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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