Reggie Wells

Reggie Wells (December 2, 1947 – January 8, 2024) was an American makeup artist. He was the personal makeup artist of Oprah Winfrey for nearly 30 years. He was nominated for five Daytime Emmys for his work on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and won an Emmy in 1995. He was the author of the book Face Painting: African American Beauty Techniques From an Emmy Award-Winning Makeup Artist. He then got magazine work, such as the covers of Galmour, Harper's Bazaar, and Life. He became a specialist in makeup for black women and men, including formulating his own colors. The reason for the custom formulations was there was little in the way of makeup designed for black people at the time. In 1989, he was hired to do the makeup for the Oprah Winfrey show. He was also the first person to put makeup on boxer Mike Tyson for a Pepsi commercial.

Death Wells died in his hometown of Baltimore on January 8, 2024, after a long illness, at the age of 76.