Stabilo and Kiko Milano have launched a co-created collection of lip products that reworks the recognizable shape of the Stabilo Boss Mini highlighter for make-up. The five-shade line is positioned around colour, individuality and self-expression, bringing a writing-instrument silhouette into Kiko Milano's beauty range.
The collection is a visible step in Stabilo's move from a brand rooted in writing instruments toward an emotional, lifestyle-oriented identity, according to the company. Kiko Milano, described in the announcement as Italy's number one make-up brand, said the partnership extends its colour philosophy across categories.
Highlighter form meets lip colour
At the centre of the line is a reinterpretation of the Boss Mini shape as a lip product. The partners describe the design as a link between highlighting on paper and expressing personality through make-up. The format is intended to make the product immediately recognizable to consumers familiar with Stabilo's highlighters while fitting into Kiko Milano's cosmetics assortment.
The five shades use names drawn from the language of writing and personal expression:
- Fine Print: brown
- Afterthought: mauve
- Don't Quote Me: orange
- On My Radar: red
- Pink(er): fuchsia
According to the companies, the palette translates their shared creative vision into colours that invite consumers to explore shade and individual style. Both partners emphasize the quality and attention to detail associated with their brands.
Leadership views
Michele Molon, CEO of Stabilo International, said generations have used Stabilo products to express themselves through colour, and the collaboration takes that idea beyond paper into new areas of creativity. He described the partnership as an example of two iconic brands from different worlds challenging conventions and producing something unexpected, which he linked to the next chapter of Stabilo's development.
Simone Dominici, CEO of Kiko Milano, said the aim is to push colour and creativity further and to inspire the company's community to highlight individual personality. He added that working with Stabilo allows Kiko Milano to carry that philosophy across categories with a partner that shares its interest in colour and creative consumers.
Rollout and positioning
The collection will be sold in stores and online in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. It will also be available through Kiko Milano's directly operated e-commerce platforms in Europe and the Middle East. The announcement did not specify pricing, an exact on-sale date or sales targets.
For Stabilo, the lip line is a consumer-facing extension of a colour brand beyond stationery. For Kiko Milano, it adds a collaboration built on a familiar product shape rather than a conventional cosmetics theme. The companies are presenting the launch as a meeting of two colour-driven identities, with the Boss Mini silhouette serving as the most visible connection between the writing and beauty categories.