Emma Stout
Emma Stout is a Staff Writer at Bustle, where she covers beauty news, product launches, viral trends, and the many ways pop culture shapes what we’re putting on (and in) our faces.
Before joining Bustle, she wrote for Interview Magazine. She holds a master’s degree in Magazine Writing from NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
She identifies as a Carrie from SATC, a Hannah from Girls, a Southern girl with a Valley girl accent, and a proud member of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina. When she’s not busy blogging, she likes to flip through Kim Kardashian’s selfie book and mourn her graveyard of likes on TheRealReal.
Bustle Exclusive
Chase Sui Wonders On Her ’90s-Inspired Venice Film Festival Glam
The actor shares how her beauty look came together.
10/10 Recommend
Can Confirm: Pattern's Vibrating Flat Iron Is Worth The Hype
My wavy hair has never looked sleeker.
Beauty Detail
Grace Van Patten's Beauty Routine Changes With Her Hair Color
The Tell Me Lies star shares the products in her current rotation, including the face-depuffing hero she swears by.
Beauty
The Beauty Icons Making “Smelling Good” A Lot More Interesting
Meet the visionaries rethinking how we smell, create, wear, and experience fragrance.
Bustle Exclusive
Melanie Moreno’s 'Love Island' Reunion Glam Is Giving 10s Across The Board
Makeup artist Jimmy Stam shares the products and techniques behind the ethereal look.
Bare It All
“Foundation Nails” Are The No-Makeup Makeup For Your Mani
A celebrity nail artist gives all the tips for perfecting the trend.
You Heard It Here First
Your Old Navy Haul Just Got A Lot More Fragrant
The retailer’s latest beauty push includes seven fragrances created with a cult-favorite perfumer.
Trend Report
Jen Atkin’s Fall Hair Forecast Is Shorter, Shaggier, & More Fun
Single-length cuts are so over.
Whimsy-Maxxing
I Tried The Bedazzled Hair Trend & I’m Low-Key Obsessed
Rhinestones are coming for the slick-back.
Mani Mood Board
Fall 2026's Biggest Nail Color Trends
Including "dirty martini" green.
Bring On The Basil
The Perfume World Is Going Full Herb Garden
Move over, vanilla. Gourmands are getting savory.
In Her Beauty Era
Ice Spice Is A Fragrance-Maxxer
The rapper chats her new In Ha Mood perfume, her fragrance obsession, and her dream vanity raid.
10/10 Recommend
MAED's Duet Lip Liner Is The Easiest Shortcut To A ’90s Lip
Meet my new lip combo.
No-Tuck Zone
8 Hairstyle Ideas For Chronic Ear Tuckers
Yes, you can wear your hair down without having it in your face.
Bling Ring
The Biggest Piercing Trends Of 2026
Including some Y2K throwbacks.
Big Hair Energy
Brushed-Out "Lioness" Curls Are The Antidote To Perfect Ringlets
A hairstylist breaks down how to recreate the voluminous look.
I’m Blue (Daba Dee Daba Die)
The Case For Swapping Black Mascara For Blue
Consider this your eye-maxxing starter pack.
Bustle Exclusive
Stila's New Hunger Games Makeup Collection Is Peak Panem
Featuring character-inspired eyeshadows, bold liners, and a few nostalgic favorites.
Beauty Detail
Millie Bobby Brown Doesn't Miss Her Pre-Motherhood Beauty Routine
The actor and entrepreneur reveals her go-to brow hack, signature scent, and the moisturizer she reaches for during breakouts.
Lobe & Behold
The Lobe Strobe Is Back
Welcome to the ear highlighter revival.
