Stabilo and Kiko Milano have launched a co-created collection of lip products that carries the immediately recognisable shape of the Stabilo Boss Mini highlighter into Kiko Milano's beauty range. The five-shade line is intended to link highlighting on paper with expressing personality through make-up, and its shade names draw on the language of writing, individuality and self-expression.
The project brings together two brands that say they share a belief: creativity is a form of self-expression, and colour gives people the confidence to show who they are. Stabilo is known for its highlighters, while Kiko Milano is described in the announcement as the number one make-up brand in Italy. The companies present the collection as a meeting of different product worlds rather than a simple licensing exercise.
Five shades built around a familiar silhouette
At the centre of the line is a reinterpretation of the Stabilo Boss Mini shape as a lip product. That shape creates a visual and conceptual connection between the marker and the make-up item. The five shades are:
- FINE PRINT: brown
- AFTERTHOUGHT: mauve
- DON'T QUOTE ME: orange
- ON MY RADAR: red
- PINK(ER): fuchsia
The names play on writing and personal expression, while the colours are positioned as a palette that invites consumers to explore colour and express individual style. The companies point to the quality and attention to detail for which both brands are known.
A step beyond stationery for Stabilo
For Stabilo, the collaboration is a visible step in its transformation from a brand rooted in writing instruments toward an emotional, lifestyle-oriented identity. Michele Molon, CEO of Stabilo International, said the company has helped people express themselves through colour for generations and is now taking that spirit beyond the page into new dimensions of creativity and self-expression. He called the Kiko Milano project an example of how two iconic brands from different worlds can challenge conventions and create something unexpected, adding that this kind of bold, imaginative thinking will shape Stabilo's next chapter.
Simone Dominici, CEO of Kiko Milano, said the aim is to push the boundaries of colour and creativity further and to inspire the community to highlight its individual personality. He said working with Stabilo allows Kiko Milano to bring that philosophy across categories, with a partner that shares its passion for colour and its commitment to creative people.
Distribution across five European markets
The collection will be available in stores and online in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. It will also be offered through Kiko Milano's directly operated e-commerce platforms in Europe and the Middle East.