Stabilo and Kiko Milano have launched a co-created collection of lip products that carries the silhouette of the Stabilo Boss Mini highlighter into make-up. The two companies said the line rests on a shared belief that creativity is a form of self-expression and that colour gives people the confidence to show who they are.
The collection comprises five lip shades. Stabilo presented the launch as a visible step in its move from a business rooted in writing instruments toward what it calls an emotional, lifestyle-oriented identity. Kiko Milano, which describes itself as Italy's number one make-up brand, said the project takes its colour proposition across categories. The Boss Mini, a compact highlighter, supplies the instantly recognisable shape at the centre of the line.
Five shades built on the language of writing
The centrepiece is a reinterpretation of the Boss Mini shape as a lip product, drawing a deliberate line between highlighting on paper and expressing personality through make-up. The shade names play on the vocabulary of writing and personal expression:
- Fine Print in brown
- Afterthought in mauve
- Don't Quote Me in orange
- On My Radar in red
- Pink(er) in fuchsia
The companies said the palette invites consumers to explore colour and express individual style, and that the products carry the quality and attention to detail both brands are known for. The visual link between the two items is stylistic rather than functional: a marker form adapted to a lipstick-style format.
What the two chief executives said
Michele Molon, CEO of Stabilo International, said the company had helped generations express themselves through colour and was now taking that spirit beyond the page into new dimensions of creativity. He called the Kiko Milano collaboration an example of two iconic brands from different worlds challenging conventions, and said that kind of bold, imaginative thinking would shape Stabilo's next chapter.
Simone Dominici, CEO of Kiko Milano, said the goal was to push the boundaries of colour and creativity and to inspire the community to highlight its own individual personality. He said the partnership with Stabilo allowed Kiko Milano to carry that philosophy across categories with a partner sharing its passion for colour and its commitment to creative people.
Where the line will be sold
The collection will be available in stores and online in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. It will also be sold through Kiko Milano's directly operated e-commerce platforms for Europe and the Middle East.
The announcement did not include pricing, production volumes or a specific on-sale date, and the companies did not publish sales targets or performance data for the line.