Jenn Harper’s journey into the beauty industry began with a vivid dream.
“I saw Indigenous girls laughing, their faces glowing with joy and lip gloss—it was powerful and emotional,” Harper recalls. “That dream became a calling.”
It was 2015, and Harper had recently begun to deepen her understanding of her Anishinaabe roots after years of disconnection. The dream inspired a business vision: a beauty brand that celebrated Indigenous identity and challenged the industry’s lack of representation.
That vision became Cheekbone Beauty, a purpose-driven cosmetics company built on Indigenous values of respect, sustainability, and reciprocity. Now carried in Sephora stores across Canada, Cheekbone remains rooted to its values, even as it expands.
Stephanie Gilman 