FALL and RISE

Sitting in the white-walled Deciem store in The Rocks, Sydney, wearing a Réalisation Par love-heart dress, Nicola Kilner sparkles. It’s not just the Brit’s glowing skin (from her 10-step beauty regimen); it’s her glittery personality. Kilner, 30, credits that same sunny disposition for getting her through the toughest period in her life and career.

When Kilner co-founded Deciem, The Abnormal Beauty Company, at age 24, the most atypical thing about it was the fact they launched 10 beauty brands at once – including cult-favourite The Ordinary. Kilner’s Canadian co-founder Brandon Truaxe (who she first met in 2011 when she was working as a