Pure Game

Was not the biggest fan of the opening (sharp citrus: doesn’t last very long though) but as it dried down to heart and then to base note, the smell blew my mind; smells way way more premium than the price you pay; clean, fresh, sweet, soft, yet masculine and sexy. The longevity is very good but the performance is just below average: good projection for first few minutes to about an hour and then almost becomes skin scent but you constantly get little whiffs of the scent here and there through out its life. *update2: Regarding the longevity, it is the longest lasting perfumes I have *on my skin (10+ hours on my dry* skin easy) and nothing lasts on my skin very long. It is weird coz no one has talked about it’s good longevity. Must be something to do with my extremely dry skin that I am getting this longevity. The only downside for me is may be the performance. It’s definitely not a heavily projecting fragrance but it’ll give you good scent bubble for at least 4-5 hours if you apply generously *6-8 sprays* and still you’re not choking anyone out. And I think that’s what makes it easy to wear for me and I find myself reaching for it way more than I think I do. A very good summer close encounter scent. I’ve gotten many good reactions from both ladies and gents. I’d pay twice/thrice the price for this fragrance. Batch: 7228

This smells better than your 100 bucks perfume. Super fresh, green, grapefruit-pepper-cypress fragrance. Because the scent is diluted, it is pleasant to wear for you and those around you.

Dude its $7 i love it smells fine just get it and use it to smell nice and fresh. Thats all its for and it works, girls would compliment you if they smelled this on you

I’ve been purchasing a lot of Adidas fragrances lately. The first fragrance I ever owned was Adidas Moves. It was a Christmas gift from parents in 2000 and I really loved it. The next year I got another Adidas cologne that I don’t remember, because I didn’t like it and never wore it. Fast forward to 2016 and I unexpectedly find myself falling in love with fragrances. I begin searching for works of art. I start favoring emotional depth and composition over simplicity. For years I’ve been acquiring masterpieces that I continue to enjoy. However, the strangest thing has happened. I’ve come to absolutely adore many cheap and “synthetic” fragrances. I’ve learned that I don’t like wearing masterpiece works of art around my house. I would much rather wear a pleasant, non distracting cheapie than say Layton. Which brings me to Adidas Pure Game... For the quality (pretty low) of the raw materials, you would be hard pressed to put together a finer or more versatile fragrance than this. This isn’t my favorite cheapie in the sub $15 market, but it is the most well composed with such cheap ingredients. After the initial synthetic harshness of the opening settles (30 sec) there is a distinct fresh, sporty vibe, but not too bright. As it dries down, the warmth from the base notes comes through and it transforms into a warmer, rather complex skin scent. In true Adidas fashion, the base notes all blend into one “base note”, but I pick up on a tonka and mild vanilla that vaguely echoes a sportier and fresher Layton. Pure game smells like the perfumer took a fall/winter fragrance and transformed it into a summer fragrance. This makes it super versatile. Work, dinner, gym, semi formal events, church, cookouts, bonfires. This wouldn’t be my first choice for larger gatherings, beach trips, or very formal events, however you could pull it off with flying colors. This is definitely date worthy. Spray it just before dinner, you’ll smell good but won’t overpower the meal. By the time you get home you’ll be sporting a pleasant and alluring skin scent. Performance and projection are poor. 10-16 sprays if you want to smell yourself. Dirt cheap and easy to find! Summary: If Pure Game was the only fragrance I was allowed to own, I would wear it 365 days a year and know confidently that I smell better in every situation than if I wore no fragrance. It’s that versatile for $10. To put it in perspective, I wouldn’t be happy wearing most of my expensive fragrances everyday. I would want a break from the intense beauty. That being said I “like” the scent profiles of my nicer fragrances more than this. Pure Game is a pure utilitarian. A near perfect execution of a cheap Adidas fragrance. This would be a great signature scent for someone who doesn’t really love fragrances. Buy the matching shower gel and deodorant and you’ll smell nice, modern and subtle.

This is a weird review; so far I've only reviewed "male" (I don't care, wear whatever you enjoy regardless of gender) fragrances that my husband has had, or things I've been able to sample personally. My BJJ coach wears this. How do I know? I spotted it sitting on his shelf one day, and since then I've made small observations whenever I work with him. It's taken months, because I'm usually so mentally preoccupied with learning that I can't be bothered to notice fragrance details, but I think I understand it enough now. This is mostly citrusy, but it does have a lot of greenness underlying it the composition. Grapefruit is more of a masculine citrus note to my nose...always has been (whereas some oranges are sweeter and slightly femme, lemon is neutral...it varies) insofar as it has that slightly bitter/astringent kick to it. This does, and it feels a little bracing (in a good way). Grapefruit truly is the largest note here. The green notes are difficult to dissect, it's not as if you can clearly smell basil or cypress. In here, everything is blended into an herbal/aromatic musk, and I think there's ambroxan too, although it's not listed. It's pleasant, platonic and inoffensive. It's classically masculine (I don't think many women would care to rock this), and it stays really intimate in it's sillage. My coach never leaves a scent trail. I think it really is ideal for something like BJJ, but it's not just a "burner" fragrance, you could wear it whenever. It's one you'd probably need to pack with you, because I can kind of tell when he hasn't resprayed in a while, and it does become *really* faint.