A collaboration with Miguel Matos.
Clean, abstract and intriguing. Is it the smell of the new velvet seats in a dark cinema? Or the conditioned cool air? Or the fragrant echoes of trendy perfumes floating in between the spectators?
Cinematic is put together from an overdose of clean white musk, crisp hazy cashmeran, dry savory spices and a few drops of bitter carnation essence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its clean musk and dry spice can read as polished rather than loud. It suits a composed, observant presence: the kind that feels more interesting the nearer you get, with a cool, slightly detached aura.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the citrus-spice opening and airy musk can stay crisp without turning thin. Apply moderately; a few sprays are enough, as the cashmeran and white musk give it steady diffusion and long, all-day wear. On skin it stays clean and smooth, while in the air it leaves a soft, modern trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like clean fragrances with an offbeat twist: musky, spicy, lightly floral and more abstract than transparent. It will appeal to people who enjoy modern niche compositions, polished minimalism and scents that feel refined without becoming bland.
Release year
2020
The nose
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese perfumer and fragrance writer known for compositions that balance clarity with unusual textures and a modern, often conceptual point of view. His work tends to play with contrast: clean materials against spice, softness against dryness, and familiar structures given a sharper, more contemporary edge. For Cinematic, Matos shapes a polished, abstract scent built around white musk, cashmeran and a restrained spice accord. The result fits his signature interest in fragrances that feel intelligible at first wear but reveal a more eccentric, atmospheric character as they settle.
Collaborators
Anselm Skogstad, Der Duft’s founder and creative director, shaped the brand’s clean, minimalist direction and worked with guest perfumer Miguel Matos on the concept behind the fragrance. The collaboration gives Cinematic its abstract, urban character rather than a conventional cinematic theme.
Der Duft’s story
Der Duft builds a compact, carefully edited collection around clean lines, unusual compositions and a distinctly urban sensibility. The house favors clarity over ornament, with a minimalist presentation that lets the materials and structure of each fragrance do the talking.
Cinematic’s concept
Cinematic was conceived as an abstract take on the cinema experience: not the screen itself, but the sensory atmosphere around it. Its idea centers on velvet seats, conditioned air and the faint trace of other perfumes in the room, translated into a clean, spicy-musky composition with a cool, modern feel.
Extra info
Cinematic is part of Der Duft’s 2020 launch lineup and remains in production. Its name and concept are built around a film-theater image, but the scent itself is more about atmosphere than literal popcorn-and-velvet realism.
A collaboration with Miguel Matos.
Clean, abstract and intriguing. Is it the smell of the new velvet seats in a dark cinema? Or the conditioned cool air? Or the fragrant echoes of trendy perfumes floating in between the spectators?
Cinematic is put together from an overdose of clean white musk, crisp hazy cashmeran, dry savory spices and a few drops of bitter carnation essence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its clean musk and dry spice can read as polished rather than loud. It suits a composed, observant presence: the kind that feels more interesting the nearer you get, with a cool, slightly detached aura.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the citrus-spice opening and airy musk can stay crisp without turning thin. Apply moderately; a few sprays are enough, as the cashmeran and white musk give it steady diffusion and long, all-day wear. On skin it stays clean and smooth, while in the air it leaves a soft, modern trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like clean fragrances with an offbeat twist: musky, spicy, lightly floral and more abstract than transparent. It will appeal to people who enjoy modern niche compositions, polished minimalism and scents that feel refined without becoming bland.
Release year
2020
The nose
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese perfumer and fragrance writer known for compositions that balance clarity with unusual textures and a modern, often conceptual point of view. His work tends to play with contrast: clean materials against spice, softness against dryness, and familiar structures given a sharper, more contemporary edge. For Cinematic, Matos shapes a polished, abstract scent built around white musk, cashmeran and a restrained spice accord. The result fits his signature interest in fragrances that feel intelligible at first wear but reveal a more eccentric, atmospheric character as they settle.
Collaborators
Anselm Skogstad, Der Duft’s founder and creative director, shaped the brand’s clean, minimalist direction and worked with guest perfumer Miguel Matos on the concept behind the fragrance. The collaboration gives Cinematic its abstract, urban character rather than a conventional cinematic theme.
Der Duft’s story
Der Duft builds a compact, carefully edited collection around clean lines, unusual compositions and a distinctly urban sensibility. The house favors clarity over ornament, with a minimalist presentation that lets the materials and structure of each fragrance do the talking.
Cinematic’s concept
Cinematic was conceived as an abstract take on the cinema experience: not the screen itself, but the sensory atmosphere around it. Its idea centers on velvet seats, conditioned air and the faint trace of other perfumes in the room, translated into a clean, spicy-musky composition with a cool, modern feel.
Extra info
Cinematic is part of Der Duft’s 2020 launch lineup and remains in production. Its name and concept are built around a film-theater image, but the scent itself is more about atmosphere than literal popcorn-and-velvet realism.