Halston Catalyst, released in 1993, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Halston Catalyst: white floral, floral and woody, about 8h on skin, projection 6/10, sillage 6/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Halston Catalyst we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
Shares the bold, white-floral intensity found in Halston Catalyst, offering a similarly classic and assertive presence.
It shares its white floral, tuberose and woody accords with Halston Catalyst, opens on Peach and Bergamot too, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 3,265 community ratings.
Offers a similarly dense and powdery floral experience that mirrors the complex, old-school composition of Halston Catalyst.
It shares its powdery, warm spicy and white floral accords with Halston Catalyst, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 10,890 community ratings.
Shares the heavy, resinous, and floral-spicy DNA that defines the classic, bold style of Halston Catalyst.
It shares its warm spicy, woody and powdery accords with Halston Catalyst, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 3,808 community ratings.
Captures the complex, green-floral character of Halston Catalyst with a similar powdery depth that lingers beautifully on the skin.
It shares its white floral, powdery and tuberose accords with Halston Catalyst, lasts about 7h against 8h and carries 52 community ratings.
Evokes the vintage floral-woody structure of Halston Catalyst, leaning into a similar blend of tuberose and warm base notes.
It shares its white floral, woody and floral accords with Halston Catalyst, opens on Bergamot and Peach too, lasts about 8h against 8h and carries 72 community ratings.
Milton Lloyd ZoZo, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — still above Halston Catalyst's own estimate.
Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio, at about 8h on skin, against about 8h for Halston Catalyst.
Milton Lloyd ZoZo, at 82% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio actually costs about $15 a year MORE than Halston Catalyst. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, these cover it: Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio (8.0h) — 1 of 5.
Halston Catalyst notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-11-06.