Avon Starring For Men, released in 1997, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Avon Starring For Men: fresh spicy, warm spicy and aromatic, about 7h 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 Avon Starring For Men we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Delivers an intense warm spicy and licorice-tinted punch that mirrors the spiced backbone of Avon Starring For Men.
It shares its warm spicy, fresh spicy and aromatic accords with Avon Starring For Men, opens on Nutmeg too, lasts about 9h against 7h and carries 18,181 community ratings.
Captures a rich woody and spiced essence comparable to the warm character of Avon Starring For Men.
It shares its fresh spicy, warm spicy and citrus accords with Avon Starring For Men, lasts about 8h against 7h and carries 417 community ratings.
Brings a spiced aromatic profile that sits in the same family as Avon Starring For Men.
It shares its warm spicy, vanilla and aromatic accords with Avon Starring For Men, lasts about 7h against 7h and carries 204 community ratings.
Leans into a traditional spicy and aromatic territory akin to Avon Starring For Men.
It shares its musky, warm spicy and aromatic accords with Avon Starring For Men, opens on Nutmeg too, lasts about 8h against 7h and carries 810 community ratings.
Shares a similar aromatic spice character reminiscent of Avon Starring For Men, with a classic retro warmth.
It shares its aromatic, warm spicy and fresh spicy accords with Avon Starring For Men, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 7h against 7h and carries 215 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Paul Sebastian PS Fine Cologne, at about $30 for 100 ml (estimate) — still above Avon Starring For Men's own estimate.
Dior Sauvage Elixir, at about 9h on skin, against about 7h for Avon Starring For Men.
Dior Sauvage Elixir, at 80% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Dior Sauvage Elixir actually costs about $315 a year MORE than Avon Starring For Men. 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: Dior Sauvage Elixir (9.4h) — 1 of 5.
Avon Starring For Men notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-11.