33 community ratings

The Secret Temptation

2017MenModern

7.6/ 10

Community score
33 ratings

Banderas The Secret Temptation is a sweet, spicy men's fragrance that opens on pink pepper, green cardamom and bergamot and settles into vanilla and cedarwood.

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Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.

How does it perform?

From 42 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.9 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.1 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.8 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Value for money

8.5 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

85% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous

What does The Secret Temptation smell like?

The top notes are pink pepper, elemi resin, green cardamom and bergamot, so spice and resin lead at first. Jasmine, basil and artemisia soften the heart. The base of vetiver, musk, vanilla and cedarwood dries down sweet, woody and oriental, with fruity and synthetic tones running alongside.

Longevity and projection are moderate. Voters lean towards evening, leisure and night-out wear, with daily and office use further behind. Ajmal Amber Wood and Guerlain 180 Ans de Créations have a close profile.