UPDATE: Adam Levine's Big Ol' Face Tattoo Was FAKE!

UPDATE 12/2/2021 2:25 P.M. PST: Fans of Adam Levine’s beautiful face, rejoice! It was an artificial rose!

After reports and fan reactions to the Voice coach seemingly moving into the cheek region with his newest ink, the 42-year-old took to his own IG Stories on Wednesday night to set the record straight. First he showed off both sides of his face in a new video to prove he did not tattoo his face. Then he assured everyone — but mostly his worried mom — he will NEVER do such a thing, admitting hilariously:

“This message is for my mother. I do not have a tattoo on my face. Those who know me know I’m too vain. I’m too f**king vain to get a tattoo on my face.”

Ha! He added, motioning to his body:

“I’ll tattoo the rest of this, but no, the face has got to stay the same.”

Something tells us his mother and NBC agree!

Adam Levine has become the latest celebrity to take branding to a new level with a face tattoo!

The Maroon 5 frontman has long been an ink aficionado, with over 30 pieces all over his body at last count. And he’s been flirting with moving into the facial region lately, with a few prominent neck tattoos. Just two months ago he went for the throat!

Bold. But this latest rose on the side of his face, just beside his eye, is another level!

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Clearly his wife Behati Prinsloo — who has some ink herself — is into it, as she’s the one who debuted it to the world in a new post on her Instagram Stories Tuesday night, complete with a fire emoji:

Here’s a closer look…

What do YOU think of Adam’s new ink? Does he wear it well? Or did this flower grow too far?? It’s certainly a thorny issue.

While tattoos have become markedly less taboo over the years, the face is still a dealbreaker for many. And some stars have proven they just don’t care! Aaron Carter, Amber Rose, Amanda Bynes, and Summer Walker have all recently used their visages as canvases. Cindy Crawford‘s model son Presley Gerber got the word “MISUNDERSTOOD” across his cheek — but seemed to have had a change of heart and gotten it removed after less than a year.

Will Adam change his mind about changing his face? We kind of doubt it. If anything, getting ink has just seemed to inspire the Voice coach to go even further! We wouldn’t be surprised if we get a whole garden soon!

[Image via WENN/Avalon/Behati Prinsloo/Instagram Stories.]