Antonio Banderas smells good "ALL THE TIME" ... so says his wife Melanie Griffith, who claims she's PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE for his scent.

The couple was leaving Madeo in Beverly Hills after the Golden Globes last night ... when Melanie gave us the 411 on Antonio's personal grooming habits ... and it's hilarious.

Banderas is NOT a paid spokesman for any particular deodorant brand -- but we're guessing the people at Old Spice are gonna GO FRICKIN' CRAZY when they hear what Griffith said about them ... for free.

Melanie Griffith proves blondes really do have more, er, fun.

Here's the 30-year-old celebuspawn back in 1987 (left) -- and 25 years later, the 54-year-old at an event in Hollywood this week (right).

Whatever she's doing it's working, girl!

The woman who ran a posh Beverly Hills salon and allegedly bilked Jennifer Aniston and other celebs out of money is now facing 501 years behind bars.


As TMZ first reported, Maria Gabriella Perez is accused of ripping off the credit card info of a number of stars and private types, including Jennifer Aniston, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith and Anne Hathaway.

According to the federal indictment, the alleged billing thefts go back as far as October 2005, with one alleged transaction alone totaling $69,890.

TMZ has learned ... the U.S. Secret Service just closed in on a woman accused of operating a serious credit card scheme ... and many of the alleged victims are major Hollywood mega-stars.


According to an affidavit filed in United States District Court, a witness claims Jennifer Aniston, Cher, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Anne Hathaway and Scott Speedman were all violated -- or at least their credit cards were -- by a woman who ran a swanky salon in Beverly Hills called the Chez Gabriela Studio.

According to court documents, Maria Gabriella Perez is accused of ripping off the credit card information from her ultra-wealthy clients ... and "fraudulently [charging] approximately $280,000 worth of charges in a one year period."

According to the docs -- Perez swindled $214,000 from Liv Tyler alone.

Perez was arrested on federal fraud charges -- and is due to appear in court in L.A. later today.

UPDATE: Perez had listed some flattering quotes from her famous clients on her website -- including one from Cher that reads, "Gabriela is my favorite ass kicking facialist."

Perez also posted several personally autographed photos of her celeb clients ... including one from Jennifer Aniston that reads, "Dearest Gabby, Thank you for always being so good to me!"

UPDATE #2: According to the documents, Melanie Griffith has already stated that she is willing to "cooperate with an investigation and testify if needed."

UPDATE #3: Cher's rep tells us the icon was not a victim in the alleged scheme -- and does not know why she was named in the affidavit.

Oh ... wait ... no, that's just Antonio Banderas.

There's a scary explanation for the bruise that appeared this week under Melanie Griffith's right eye -- the actress claims it was the result of a surgical procedure to remove early stages of skin cancer from her face.


But there's good news: Melanie's rep said the procedure was performed in time to prevent any further complications.

It's not a make-up smudge -- Melanie Griffith told photogs the mysterious dark spot seen on the right side of her face this weekend was indeed a black eye.


Griffith was first spotted with the bruise outside the Neil George salon in Beverly Hills Saturday afternoon.

So far, no word on what caused it. Melanie's rep wasn't immediately available for comment.

Mrs. Antonio Banderas has busted out of rehab -- and reemerged yesterday lookin' for some pricey eats at Mr. Chow.


The 51-year-old actress, who has battled drug problems in the past, checked into Cirque Lodge back in August "to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy."

Yesterday, it at least looked like it worked.

Here's British supermodel Agyness Deyn (birth name Laura Hollins) at an event in London Wednesday night (left) -- and Melanie Griffith as ambitious secretary Tess McGill in the 1988 film "Working Girl" (right).



One of them likes to ride the Staten Island ferry to the office wearing Reeboks.

We're just sayin'.

Steven Bauer is best known for being Melanie Griffith's ex-husband and playing Al Pacino's best friend Manny Ribera in the 1983 film "Scarface." Guess what he looks like now!

Melanie Griffith, 51, and Sharon Stone, 50, had a mature power lunch in Bev Hills yesterday -- and given a choice between these two, experienced ladies, we have only one question ...