Paula Hayes

Paula Hayes is the founder and CEO of Hue Noir, LLC. She is an entrepreneurial cosmetics chemist with a degree in biology, an MBA and a life-long love of makeup. Through Hue Noir, she is sharing her passion for beauty by expertly developing luxury, skin-friendly color cosmetics in a rich palette and premium color effects specifically for women with deeper skin tones.

Paula began her career as a Research and Development Chemist at American Fruit Processors/Mutual Flavors in Los Angeles, CA. She specialized in new product development for companies in the food, beverage and cosmetics industries.In 2009, Paula founded Hue Noir and began to meticulously build the business from the ground up. Paula graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR, where she earned her B.S. in biology and was an all-star track and field athlete. She earned her MBA at the University of Phoenix while working full time as an R&D Chemist. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Trustees at Lewis and Clark College and in 2016 she was appointed by Governor Kate Brown as a Business Commissioner for Oregon Business Development Commission.