The Story of COVERDERM®

The story of COVERDERM started in the USA with Lydia O’Leary, a professional chemist and also an amateur painter. While painting a flower she decided to change the colour, covering the old colour with a new, different one. She was amazed at how easily the colour could be changed and realized that she could do the same on her face.

Lydia started experimenting with textures and colours. The aim was to combine a perfect coverage, long lasting results and a natural looking effect.

It took her some years of experimentation before she finally succeeded in the miraculous formula that could combine all of her objectives. The result was the first camouflage make-up in the world: COVERDERM – “Perfection in Camouflage”, and the only make-up that won a USA patent in 1932 by the FDA.

Her success brought back happiness in her life. She started socializing without the mark being noticed. One day she visited a doctor she knew. The doctor was astonished. He looked at her new, perfect face and said: “I have never seen anything like it in my 28 years of practice. This is magic!”

Thereafter Lydia started teaching people with imperfections how to use her make-up in her clinic in New York. She helped thousands of people to be confident about their appearance

The recognition of her formula continued through the century. Lydia, the inventor of the unique cosmetic camouflage technology on which COVERDERM is based, is showcased along with other renowned inventors such as Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison in the exceptional exhibition “Invention at Play” at the prestigious

Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, USA.

Today COVERDERM is manufactured in Milan, Italy and distributed worldwide by Farmeco. Farmeco‟s Head Office is in Athens, Greece. COVERDERM is a range of unique camouflage make-up and dermaceuticals specially formulated to hide and treat skin imperfections and skin disorders. The broad range of make-up and treatment products ensures an even skin tone with easy application to produce the most flawless natural-looking skin.

All the make-up products are multi-functional: i.e. hypoallergenic, waterproof, contain SPFs‟s and are non- comedogenic. COVERDERM caters for all skin types and can be used daily.   The unique COVERDERM range is the most natural and quickest method of concealing. It gives a perfect result, even when used as everyday make-up.