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.

You can find Emma on Instagram @ emmastoutt or via email.

Celebrity Beauty

2025's Most Dramatic Celebrity Hair Transformations

Including everyone from Keke Palmer to Kate Middleton.

By Emma Stout

Celebrity Beauty

17 Celebrity Beauty Looks We Screenshotted This Year

Featuring "halo hair," babydoll blush, and more.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Choose Your Fighter: The Beauty Debates That Ruled 2025

This or that — beauty edition.

By Emma Stout

Makeup

Why Makeup Artists Are Obsessed With The "Brown Pencil Theory"

Easiest beauty hack ever.

By Emma Stout

Fragrance

I Tried The Viral Croissant Perfume Everyone's Talking About

Do you want to smell like a pastry?

By Emma Stout

Nails

"Wrapping Paper Nails" Are TikTok's Most Wearable Holiday Mani Trend

Each fingertip will look like a mini present.

By Emma Stout

Makeup

5 Holiday Makeup Trends That Bring Peak Glam Energy

Celebrity makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes spills her beauty forecast.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Khloé Kardashian’s New Fragrance Is Comfort In A Bottle

The reality star chats about her new perfume, everyday beauty staples, and GRWM music.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Revlon's Glimmer Lip Treats Are The Balm-Mask Hybrid Of My Dreams

It's quickly become the only tube I need in my purse.

By Emma Stout

Hair

The 5 Hottest Holiday Hair Trends, According To Jen Atkin

Spoiler alert: They're all giving expensive energy.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

"Post-Gourmand" Perfumes Are Redefining Sweet Scents

Olfactory pleasure — without overload.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Frosty Pink May Just Be The Beauty Color Of The Season

It’s the wintery counterpart to summer’s beloved “strawberry makeup.”

By Emma Stout

Beauty

A Body Glitter Renaissance Is Here

As seen on Addison Rae, Tyla, and more.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Your 2025 Beauty Trends Wrapped Is Here

Featuring plenty of texture, technique, and soft-focus finishes.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Scent Combos Are The New Lip Combos

On TikTok, full-on fragrance routines have become a way of life.

By Emma Stout

Makeup

"Sad Beige Blush" Is Everywhere & It's Surprisingly Flattering

This season's most unexpected makeup trend happens to be super wearable

By Emma Stout

Hair

7 Winter 2026 Hair Color Trends Everyone Will Be Asking For

Cold temps don’t mean your highlights have to hibernate.

By Emma Stout

Nails

Meet "Barcode Nails," The K-Beauty Mani Trend Taking Over TikTok

Taking the cat-eye design to a whole new level.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

17 November Beauty Launches Bustle's Editors Can't Stop Talking About

Including The Ordinary's Botox-like skin serum and a face powder that delivers an airbrushed finish.

By Emma Stout

Beauty

Cara Delevingne Shares Her Realest Supermodel Beauty Secrets

The supermodel on her partnership with L’Oréal Paris, "caveman skin care," and the return of indie sleaze.

By Emma Stout