our story

Brush care is skin care.

Our founder is a beauty educator with a deep understanding of skin anatomy and artistry. Across trainings and real makeup bags, she kept seeing the same problem: the transfer cycle. Pigment, oil, daily grime, and environmental residue collect in tools and make their way back to your face, especially on the delicate skin around the eyes and lips.

We created Smiling Scorpio to break that cycle.

Our water-activated, skincare-grade cleansing serum for tools cleans and conditions in one step. A few luxurious drops dissolve buildup in about 30 seconds, rinse completely clean with no film, and condition fibers so makeup glides and tools feel renewed.

Make it a once-a-week ritual for better skin hygiene and better makeup application.

Let’s break the transfer cycle.

No added fragrance or drying alcohols. Mindfully chosen ingredients & recyclable packaging.

Because what touches your tools touches your skin.

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the problem: the transfer cycle

makeup tools touch the most reactive areas-eyes, lips, cheeks. fibers trap pigment, oil, oxidized product, sweat, and environmental buildup, then bring it back to skin. a continuous transfer cycle that creates buildup.

the build: 23 reformulations

developed over 4 years and 23 reformulations. the brief was obsessive: break down buildup fast, rinse fully clean, condition fibers so performance stays high, without heavy film or added synthetic fragrance, using intentionally chosen skincare-grade ingredients.

the solution: serum by design

Serum format = precise drops, skincare-grade actives, and a water-activated lather when it meets a wet tool, creating a gentle weekly ritual that respects fibers, supports cleaner tools and skin hygiene.

our standards

non-comedogenic • skin + hormone-conscious choices • no added synthetic fragrance • vegan & cruelty-free • formulated without parabens, sulfates (sls/sles), phthalates, synthetic dyes, or drying alcohols.

packaging minimal and recyclable by design

our north star

we lead with kindness

we formulate with intention

we send with gratitude