What to Buy at Milan’s Cult Makeup Store: 8 Products You Need from Madina Milano for Fall

There are some girls who slip away to Miu Miu and Marni between Milan Fashion Week shows for a quick sartorial fix. But for the woman who finds a new perfect concealer or highlighting wand as deeply thrilling as any fur-lined Gucci loafer, there is just one destination at the top of the must-visit list. Acting as home base for the world’s best backstage makeup artists, Madina Milano’s cultish stash of lipsticks, eye shadows, powders, and highlighters is legendary—and each season, it yields a fresh new discovery.

Last spring, it was the company’s Crystal Bronzing Powder—a weird, completely brilliant, breakthrough bronzing powder for people who hate looking tan but love looking indescribably healthy and well. Previous key acquisitions have also included the company’s cult Chic & Shine highlighting stick, a pro staple that makes seriously sleep-deprived people appear rested (and sends those same people into a meltdown-level panic when it sells out during Fashion Week). Once available only in pale gold, the company has just launched a deeper new shade for darker skin.

Whether it’s to pick up an unexpectedly great dark khaki eyeliner (the best match point for last night’s Versace military jackets, perhaps?) or the quickest makeup wipes for making waterproof mascara disappear, a trip is worth the detour. If you’re not looking to carry another suitcase to Paris, we’re happy to tell you that we’ve done an edit for you. Here are the eight products worth investing in before saying goodbye to Milan this week—and yes, you need everything on this list.

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