Dupe review · Antonio Banderas
The Golden Secret
The Golden Secret is Antonio Banderas's answer to Paco Rabanne 1 Million.
- Smells like
- Paco Rabanne 1 Million
- Price
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- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
- $126
- Made by
- Antonio Banderas
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
On paper, The Golden Secret is a reasonable bet if you want 1 Million for less.
Antonio Banderas sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is 1 Million's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
It is sold as an eau de toilette, a lighter concentration than most originals.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Antonio Banderas publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
The original opens on blood mandarin, grapefruit and mint, turns to cinnamon, spicy notes and rose, and settles into amber, leather and woody notes. That is the brief The Golden Secret is working from.
Top
- blood mandarin
- grapefruit
- mint
Heart
- cinnamon
- spicy notes
- rose
Base
- amber
- leather
- woody notes
For the one who wants noticing the instant they arrive, all glittering grapefruit, cinnamon spice and leathery amber, brash, sweet and unapologetically loud.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Lattafa Fakhar Gold $29/100ml
- 02 Lattafa Fakhar Gold Extrait $29/100ml
- 03 Bujairami Fortune $33/100ml
- 04 Armaf Club de Nuit Man $42/100ml
- 05 ALT Fragrances One Billion $48/100ml
- 06 Oakcha Santorini Sails $64/100ml
- 07 HK Perfumes Silver Knight $64/100ml
- 08 Chez Pierre Million Dreams $78/100ml
- 09 Perfume Parlour Rich For Men 0916 $83/100ml
- 10 Perfume Parlour Rich $83/100ml
The community
What people say about The Golden Secret
Rating
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—Would buy again
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What does Antonio Banderas The Golden Secret smell like?
It is built to smell like Paco Rabanne 1 Million — blood mandarin, grapefruit and mint up top, cinnamon, spicy notes and rose in the heart, amber, leather and woody notes in the base.
Is Antonio Banderas The Golden Secret a dupe of Paco Rabanne 1 Million?
Yes — Antonio Banderas sells it as its version of Paco Rabanne 1 Million.
Where can I buy Antonio Banderas The Golden Secret?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Paco Rabanne 1 Million is listed on its page.