Adam Levine for Men

Like other animals, smell, including body odour (BO), plays an important role in human interactions. Some cultures have the custom of smelling each other in greeting. And I agree that BO from dirty armpits, clothes, genitals and feet can evoke disgust and are associated with poor personal hygiene, especially in Western culture. But not all BOs are necessarily bad and disgusting. For example, some people smell nice and attractive when they sweat after exercise, sweet and clean, with no acidic or foul notes. Some people smell good to us, and others don't. So next time you're worried about smelling a little stinky around you, don't worry—others will probably love it. I wanted to clarify because I've read myriad reviews that denigrate this perfume. After all, it is reminiscent of BO. Where the bouquet releases BO-like accords, I find it pleasant, clean, and fresh, much less embarrassing than the smell of cumin! That said, I love the Maroon 5 band, and I have loved the frontman singer Adam Levine's voice since their first debut album, "Songs about Jane". Like many of his fellow singers, Adam created his own line of perfumes and entrusted the mandate to the nose of Yann Vesner, who made several famous masterpieces for LeLabo, Elizabeth Arden, Marc Jacobs and not least, Tom Ford. For this all-male version, the bottle has the shape of a retro microphone similar to the RCA 44 series tape. It contains a light grey liquid with purplish reflections, compared to the more slender female one, with a very clear amber liquid. And the two fragrances are distant from each other. The women's perfume is a woody floral eau de parfum. At the same time, the men's eau de toilette is a woody citrus and fruity. The perfume opens astringent and tart with an explosion of soapy lemonade and balsamic accords. It includes citrus fruits and aromatic herbs, dazzling. The blend of full-fledged grapefruit, lemongrass, and tangerine is so fizzy it's almost reminiscent of citrus candies filled with fizzy powder. Citrus fruits are raw, nighter depurated, and not refined. A few minutes later, the tanginess of the citrus peels eases as the lemongrass grows more and more with a mentholated and earthy slant. Finally, a hint of aromatic dewy violet and green sage come together after a while without overpowering the other notes. If I had to classify the opening, I would say more citrusy and less aromatic. I have to wait almost half an hour, after which a sweeter, tropical, and fruitier aroma announces the approach of the heart. Now I clearly get the sweetness of passion fruit and tartness of guava leaves, which are aromatic when mashed and have a similar scent to the fruit itself. The result of the fruity nuance combined with the bitter citrus leftovers lingering in the back is akin to an exotic fruit salad with chopped guava, passionfruit pulp and a splash of ginger juice. Oddly enough, the sulphurous grapefruit top note continues unabated for several hours, which is rare for a citrus note to last longer. The scent remains in the fresh, citrus and aromatic area, with a fruity nuance dominated by the crushed guava leaves. That passionfruit and guava bland is what makes the difference here. The more it grows, the more it gets musky and salty. The olfactory roster mentions a couple of woods, namely cedar and sandal. Still, I get a little of the two. A hint of creaminess may be there, but the pencil shavings aroma of the cedar is missing. The amber is not the warm and cosy sweet blend. Instead, a salty and somewhat sweaty amber akin to ambergris. Although it is not groundbreaking or disruptive, it smells fine, and the grapefruit-lemongrass combo gives it a twist. Not a huge performer, but moderate. It's ok; I can reapply it if needed as a daily cologne. Right for the warm seasons, both spring and summer seem good. It has a sporty vibe, so it fits the leisure day, pool, and beach. Something in the out-of-the-shower vibe. The bottom line, I would not strive to grab a bottle of it, but if I came across it, I would buy it as a daily refresher. On those days I don't want to think about what to wear. I'm basing my review and though on a bottle I've owned since December 2020.

My favorite, so sad it seems to be discontinued :( I don't get the "BO" notes everyone else is complaining about. This was my go to fragrance from like 2014-2020, until I couldn't find it anywhere anymore. It used to be sold at Target for like 20 bucks, now there's a few left on ebay or resellers for around 50. Still, a price I'm willing to pay. I've been trying for 4 years to find a fragrance I like as much as this one and none of them have ever come close. On me it lasts a couple hours, and on clothes it can be smelled all the way into the next day at around noon, then it starts to disappear. I have such a hard time describing this scent (and being able to find a replacement) because I can't quite3 figure out which note(s) is/are the ones that stick so well to me. At first I thought it was sandalwood and cedar, but every sandalwood/cedar scent I've been able to get my hands on smell nothing like this. So few fragrances even have grapefruit and sandalwood both in them (try searching for those notes here, it's a shockingly small list!) My current theory is it's something about the ginger and lemon grass and maybe the sage, though a previous reviewer claimed the amber is less sweet and more salty, sweaty, which I can see (but in a sexy way, and this is coming from a guy who normally HATES animalics). They compared it to ambergris, so maybe that is an ingredient I should try to seek out. My take on this fragrance is that it smells like a very sexy sweat kind of scent. I would spray it generously on my torso and clothes, and I loved being able to smell myself as I went to bed or woke up the next morning. If I had to choose one fragrance for the rest of my life it would be this. It is a bit harsh when you first open it up, but the sexy sweaty scent comes out to play as the fragrance ages on the skin. I've noticed some bottles from resellers are clear (my memory of the real fragrance when it first came out) and some have a purple-ish hue. I'm not sure why, I'm worried the purple ones are fake but this is such a niche fragrance that seems hard to believe, though maybe there are more people like me than I realize who love it! I've found the real trick to this is letting the bottle sit, pretty uncared for for a few weeks or months. I know it sounds weird but I used to just bring it with me in my backpack to campus and carry it around everywhere. The bottle saw light and was constantly being shaken around and exposed to severe temps either direction, but after a couple weeks/months you lose that tart opening note and just get almost straight into a sexy, sweaty, manly scent. I love it and am hoping every day that it makes a return :( if anyone has any old bottles they want to sell for cheap PLEASE reach out to me, thanks! :)

I was given a sample of this and Adam Levine for Her and if I didn't know better I'd say the vials had been switched. For Him reminds me very much of Yves St. Laurent's Baby Doll, a grapefruit stunner with pretty pink juice that I doubt ANY man would reach for and few dare to display amongst their bottle collection. But AL For Him ups the ante and is far superior to Baby Doll, which is beautiful but linear: all grapefruit, all the time. AL For Him is a complex citrus aromatic with woody undertones that give it a savory bite that's both energizing and truly delicious. It's true that grapefruit is front & center but mandarin sweetens the grapefruit and cedar and lemongrass combine to give it a fresh, outdoorsy feeling. Ladies, do give this one a try on your own skin before you gift it to the man in your life. I'm betting you'll keep it for yourself. I'll be purchasing a full bottle ASAP, it's that beautiful to my nose and on my female skin. Guys, you might also want to give AL For Her a skin test. It's in a bottle that has nothing feminine about it so no one would wonder why you've got a "woman's" fragrance in your collection and I suspect the fragrance itself might be as much to your liking as AL For Him. AL For Her is a boozy blend of spices and woods that reminds me of the intent behind Kate Walsh's Boyfriend: "your boyfriend's scent on your skin." I think Mr. Levine just might be having a good laugh with this little switcheroo he's playing -- with "For Him" and "For Her" labels on fragrances so perfectly unisex. Or perhaps his intent is to debunk the whole men's/women's labels entirely - and I think that would be very good thing indeed. Forget labels & wear what you love!

My friend knew how much I love Grapefruit in fragrances, and she told me about this one she saw at Kohl's. Its for men and yes it has enough male notes like sage, and lemongrass, but its summery enough that a woman can definitely get away with it. I bought a 3.4 and its one of my go to summer scents. Women, give it a whirl if you like grapefruit. You can always layer it with a bit more floral, but I personally can rock this without layering. Its odd really, and I can't stop smelling it. It has a lot of notes that are good in deodorant so it smells super fresh. I wonder if people who think B.O. are just associating the deodorant notes, which I personally love.

I hate to love this stuff. But don't let the name turn you off! Adam Levine is a complete tool, but this tropical punch of a fragrance is awesome. It reminds me a bit of Boss Bottled Sport and I Am King, but it's vastly superior to both. I get the faint body odor smell at first, but just a hint--just enough to make it a little dirty. The passion fruit, mandarin, and guava notes are most prominent. To me it smells like a breeze by the pool on a Carribean cruise ship, the faint sweat from tan bodies, and island cocktails. Not an everyday scent for sure, but the perfect occasional indulgence.