John Varvatos Star USA, released in 2011, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
John Varvatos Star USA: woody, aromatic and fresh spicy, about 4h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 3/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for John Varvatos Star USA we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Evokes the fresh woody and spicy character of John Varvatos Star USA, offering a similarly approachable and versatile profile.
It shares its citrus, fruity and fresh spicy accords with John Varvatos Star USA, lasts about 7h against 4h and carries 2,786 community ratings.
In a similar clean aromatic family as John Varvatos Star USA, leaning into fresh herbal and woody impressions.
It shares its aromatic, green and fresh spicy accords with John Varvatos Star USA, lasts about 6h against 4h and carries 4,772 community ratings.
Captures the fresh, spicy, and woody green essence reminiscent of John Varvatos Star USA.
It shares its woody, citrus and aromatic accords with John Varvatos Star USA, lasts about 6h against 4h and carries 125 community ratings.
Offers a warm, spicy, and woody masculine signature somewhat akin to the dry-down of John Varvatos Star USA.
It shares its woody, aromatic and warm spicy accords with John Varvatos Star USA, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 79 community ratings.
Shares the crisp, aromatic outdoorsy green vibe found in John Varvatos Star USA with a bright Mediterranean twist.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and woody accords with John Varvatos Star USA, opens on Citron too, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 268 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Lattafa Perfumes Ana Abiyedh, at about $20 for 100 ml (estimate) — still above John Varvatos Star USA's own estimate.
Lattafa Perfumes Ana Abiyedh, at about 7h on skin, against about 4h for John Varvatos Star USA.
Lattafa Perfumes Ana Abiyedh, at 78% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Lattafa Perfumes Ana Abiyedh actually costs about $5 a year MORE than John Varvatos Star USA. 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, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Lattafa Perfumes Ana Abiyedh comes closest at 6.9h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
John Varvatos Star USA notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-11-06.