The Secret
Antonio Banderas (2010)

Yes, it smells quite a bit like One Million.
No, it doesn't have the the longevity or complexity of One Million.
But for the reasonable price,it does not smell cheap to my nose.
It may not be everyone's cup of tea but it works for me.

Citrus and mint make a refreshing top note duo. Bright and full of light. The drydown adds a sweetish touch, with vanilla and cinnamon the main contributors.

The base is nothing unexpected, with the mix of nonspecific woodsy and white musk notes that appear to be a default template for base notes in many fragrances these days.

I get moderate sillage, good projection and six hours of longevity on my skin.

A scent for warmer spring days, this has a nice phase at the beginning, only to slide down further into mediocrity. The notion of the diluted 1 million, as mentioned in previous reviews, is an apt one. 2.5/5.

yes, there is a resemblance to 1 Million, but to my nose no 2 fragrances are exactly alike...the bottom line is that I get a sweet/bubblegummy spicy leather with a hint of mint/grapefruit freshness and a whole lot of thick syrupy cinnamon with just a touch of apple liquor...not a bad smell...I really do get a pretty strong presence of leather...just a little too sweet for me to put this in rotation, but for the price you can't go wrong with this if it works for you...
for me, decant/sample worthy
Sweet Spicy Leather

Yes, it is very similar to 1 million, and it reminds me a little bit of Original Santal too, but The Secret is crude and unbalanced by comparison, but costing 1/3rd of 1 million and 1/10th of Original Santal I can forgive its crudeness.
Between thumbs up and neutral, but honestly I can't give it a thumbs up because honestly it does not belong there.

Very similar to 1 Million, but not nearly as good. You can tell they ran out of money after the top notes. A horrible bitter leather note comes in and dominates the majority of the fragrance. Overall, it seems unbalanced and childish. Props to the top notes though, very much like 1 Million, which is a 5 star fragrance imo.