Antonio Banderas · 2024

The Secret Absolu

Antonio Banderas The Secret Absolu bottle, a gourmand perfume
Longevity Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection CloseArm's length
Polarising Mixed
gourmand sweet cozy intimate skin-close

Citrus cardamom crema with cognac warmth

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About This Perfume

Think Citrus cardamom crema with cognac warmth: that is Antonio Banderas The Secret Absolu. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and ginger, moves into lavender, saffron and violet leaf and settles on amber, cognac and labdanum. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.

This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days, the office and date nights. Released in 2024.

Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for casual days.
  • Sample first if: sweet is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.

Around $19.

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Occasion
Casual · office · date
Projection
Gender lean
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Casual
  • Office
  • Date
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The Brand

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas is a celebrity fragrance line, best known for the Blue and The Icon lines. The 46 Antonio Banderas perfumes here start at about $10 and go up to about $47. If you are new to Antonio Banderas, Antonio Banderas Blue Seduction, Antonio Banderas The Icon and Antonio Banderas Queen of Seduction are the names fragrance communities mention most.

Notes behind the picks

Antonio Banderas Blue Seduction (Eau de Toilette, 2007) smells of cool melon and bergamot, sea-breeze freshness, with melon and bergamot up top and amber and woody notes underneath. Antonio Banderas The Icon (Eau de Parfum, 2020) comes across as cool grapefruit and pepper over green herbs; the notes run from bergamot and Black pepper to amber, oakmoss and patchouli. Antonio Banderas Queen of Seduction (Eau de Toilette, 2016) reads as cool grapefruit soda with floral powder, opening on Aquatic notes and grapefruit and drying down to amber, cedarwood and suede.

For more, see Fresh perfumes and Gourmand perfumes, or the Scendira brand directory for every other house.

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FAQ

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It smells like Citrus cardamom crema with cognac warmth. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and ginger, moves into lavender, saffron and violet leaf and settles on amber, cognac and labdanum.

Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.

It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days, the office and date nights.

It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.

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