Explore affordable beauty products from brands like Sunday Riley, Kopari, BYOMA, and more. This isn’t a knock against Disneyland, but we do know: Target is the happiest place on Earth.
What’s better than a leisurely stroll through the aisles (after a cup of Starbucks Bee Coffee, of course) and stuffing your cart with all the important items on your shopping list and a slew of other things?
What delicious treats did you discover on your trip? We didn’t think so.
Target is not only a top destination for trendy home accessories and fun fashion collaborations, but it’s also a great place to shop for all kinds of beauty stuff.
“On TikTok, you can find everything from the hottest brands to emerging brands to clean brands, and at a wide range of price points,” said beauty expert and makeup artist Erica Marie Gatt.
One of the best ways to find affordable beauty products and discover top brands is through Target’s extensive beauty collections.
Since there are options across all categories, there’s something for everyone (or at least a lot of it).
You’ll be surprised to learn that Target has repositioned itself as the go-to place for TikTok beauty products, celebrity makeup artist favorites, and dermatologist-recommended skincare products.
Since we’re always on the lookout for beauty trends, we enlisted a beauty expert to help us spend a few hours researching the best beauty bundles at Target—from bath and body accessories to makeup and skincare bundles.
Overall, here are the best bath and body bundles from Kopari Forever Faves. Coconut oil is the star of the show, and you can shop three of its best-selling products here.
There’s a delicious body scrub with coconut flakes and brown sugar to slough off dead skin cells, and a powerful lip gloss to keep your lips moisturized and shiny. But our favorite?
Their coconut oil is basically pure coconut oil that works wonders for dry cuticles and can be used as a body butter, hair mask, and more.
Best Skincare Sunday Riley Good Genes Power Couple Mini Kit
This is Gatt’s favorite product, and he says both of them are effective at brightening your skin.
The set includes the retinol-based Luna Sleeping Night Oil and the brand’s popular Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment (a longtime favorite of the Byrdie team).
Although they’re smaller products, they’re perfect for on-the-go and offer a cost-effective way to try recipes before investing in the more expensive originals.
Best Makeup Brushes: Moda Brush Pro Full Face 13-Piece Makeup Brush Set
With this brush set, you’ll never have to buy makeup brushes again.
It has every size and shape you need or want—from an angled eyeliner brush to a fan brush for highlighting to a dome-shaped brush for blending.
Both are made with vegan, cruelty-free synthetic bristles and work equally well with cream and powder formulas. We love that they also come with a carrying case to store your brushes.
Best Under $20 BYOMA’s Hydrating Starter Skincare Set contains three pieces that have just about everything you need for your skincare routine (only the sunscreen is missing).
The brand creates hydrating, gentle, alcohol- and fragrance-free formulas to strengthen the skin barrier—ideal for nearly all skin types.
You can get a jelly cleanser, hydrating serum, and gel moisturizer here—all in one pretty box. Best Nail Polish Sets from Olive and June Select.
Anyone who loves a DIY manicure will love this set. You’ll get three of the brand’s best-selling shades—classic red, sheer nude, and bubblegum pink—along with a super-shiny, long-lasting top coat.
All of the bottles are original size, which is always a plus for us. While this set doesn’t include a nail tool, the brand offers a set that’s also available at Target.
Best Bevel Men’s Skincare Sets for Men Don’t be fooled by Target’s selection of men’s grooming products.
This set, for example, includes basically everything you need for an effective skincare routine: a cleansing gel, daily exfoliating pads (which are also great for preventing ingrown hairs), and a gel moisturizer.
These formulas are perfect for normal, oily, or acne-prone skin.
Best CleanPacifica Vegan Collagen Facial Another one of Gait’s recommendations: “This is the perfect skincare trio for hydrating, plumping, and replenishing skin while traveling,” she says.
There are cleansing gels, night creams, and patches that work to reduce puffiness around eyes and smooth out smile lines around mouth.
Not only do all of their products work, but they clean, too — Target has its own “clean” criteria, making it easy for those looking for a more natural alternative to find products that meet their needs.
Best Fragrance: French Mood Boost Fragrance Discovery Kit. Looking for a new fragrance? Fragrance kits like this one are the perfect starting point for your scent search.
Try five different scents; each product is named after a specific mood and offers a unique combination of different notes. If you like to mix things up, you can mix them up as well.
These small bottles are also TSA-approved, making them perfect for carry-on.
Best Travel Kits for HairPattern: Travel-sized products aren’t necessarily the most durable, but these are the exception — each small tube is refillable.
This kit includes shampoo, conditioner, and leave-in conditioner, perfect for a variety of curly, frizzy, and kinky hair textures.
How fun is the packaging?
Best for Eyes: It Cosmetics Beautiful Together Eye Trio: “This trio has just about everything you need to create the perfect eye look,” Getter says of another of her favorite products.
These include a mascara (to add volume and length to eyes), an ultra-pigmented, smudge-proof eyeliner, and a brow pencil.
The pencil, on top of that, comes in a variety of universal shades to suit all hair colors.
Best for Lips: Nudestix Everyday Lip Nudes Mini Kit “I love long-lasting, non-drying, smudge-proof lip products, especially in neutral shades like these,” says Gatt.
(The shades include Dusky Rose, Deep Raspberry, and Blush.) The mini size is perfect for your purse. All three lipsticks even come with a sharpener and mirror, making application easier than ever.
Best Lip Kit: Peripera Ink – Velvet Longwear Lip Tint and Lip Liner Kit. Peripera is a makeup brand known for its vibrant and innovative lip products.
The popular Velvet Longwear Lip Tint kit includes a matching lip liner and is on sale for less than $20 at Target.
Whether it’s for a special occasion or an everyday splash of color, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to apply and how it coats your lips with rich color.
DQH Knowledge drop: In your 20s, your skin cell turnover decreases. (Cell turnover is a key component in keeping your skin youthful.) You know what else slows down? Your collagen production. Starting in your 20s, collagen decreases by about 1 percent per year. Should you want to prevent fine lines and wrinkles, start by eliminating behaviors that contribute to premature aging. “If it’s bad for you, it’s bad for your skin,” says dermatologist Michel Somenek.
“Cigarette smoking reduces blood flow to the skin and causes premature wrinkling and a dull skin texture. Making the repeated pursed motion to inhale can also cause smoker’s lines. Alcohol and recreational drugs are toxins for the skin that damage its cellular structure and DNA,” Somenek tells us. “The faster you eliminate vices while you are young, the better chance your skin and body have to recuperate.” Also, adopting an anti-aging routine in your 20s is key. After all, the best offense is a good defense. We spoke to Somenek and experts Joshua Ross and Audrey Kunin to find out more.
Keep reading for the best anti-aging products for your 20s, according to skincare professionals.
Sunscreen
“We all know that the sun is the number one cause of skin aging and starting the prevention in your 20s is very important,” Ross says. “The majority of your sun damage won’t start to appear until you’re in your 30s, so don’t wait until you see it surface or you’ll be behind the curve. Stay ahead of it with a good-quality zinc-based sunscreen worn daily.”
Farmacy Green Defense Daily Mineral Sunscreen
An invisible sunscreen with SPF 30, plus botanical extracts meant to protect skin with tons of antioxidants. Bonus: It’s clean and fine to use under makeup.
Bareminerals Complexion Rescue™ Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Although we recommend you use your SPF and moisturizer separately, we also understand moments when you don’t have time or energy for that extra step. For those times, this bareMinerals moisturizer is a great thing to have on hand.
Vitamin C Serum
“A great introduction to anti-aging is to start with a vitamin C serum in your morning skincare routine,” Ross says. “It’s a powerful antioxidant that will neutralize free radicals and brighten the skin.” He adds that it’s a great way to counteract the effects of the sun’s harmful rays, which, as previously mentioned, are among the biggest causes of premature aging.
Drunk Elephant C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum
The Drunk Elephant C-Firma is a lightweight serum that promises to give skin a glow by combining the brightening powers of vitamin C with ferulic acid, l-ascorbic acid, and vitamin E. The included sodium hyaluronate is meant to replace hydration loss, so you shouldn’t have to deal with any irritation.
Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum
This potent serum is jam-packed with vitamin C (15 percent, to be exact), which means it’s a potential superstar at both brightening skin and dousing it in antioxidants.
Peptides
Using peptides on your skin has many benefits, says Somenek. “The skin barrier is what defends the body against pollution, UV rays, bacteria, and toxins. It can be damaged by several everyday factors. Using topical peptides aids in building a stronger barrier,” he says. “Peptides comprise elastic fibers, which are a type of protein. These fibers help to make skin appear taut and firm. Peptides can also help repair damaged skin, relieve inflammation, and even out skin tone. Some peptides can kill acne-causing bacteria that is common in 20-somethings.”
Kunin agrees, saying, “Peptides are an excellent entry point for supporting collagen.” She recommends looking for face and eye treatments that contain these collagen-boosting powerhouses.
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream
This Charlotte Tilbury super-emollient eye cream has a base of coconut oil and shea butter (read: it’s incredibly hydrating). Botanicals plus peptides are meant to help reduce dark circles and boost collagen, respectively.
This creamy moisturizer serves up potent collagen-boosting peptides and pycnogenol, and antioxidant-rich vitamin C. “Instead of sitting on top of the skin, peptides penetrate the outer layer so they go deep. The ‘signals’ they send tell the cells to produce elastin and collagen, which are needed for youthful-looking skin,” explains Somenek.
At-Home Peel Pads
Remember that skin cell turnover fiasco we talked about earlier? One way to help support it is by exfoliating. “Exfoliation is important to help keep skin fresh and luminous,” Kunin says. She recommends using at-home peel pads as an easy and effective way to exfoliate.
“The goal in your 20s is to fight the slowing pace of cell turnover. It is wise to use products that gently exfoliate, yet still remove oil and other impurities. Products that have Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) or Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHA) are a good choice.”
According to Somenek, you should only exfoliate two to three times a week. “People of all ages are guilty of over-exfoliating and that can be too much of a good thing,” he says.
Dermadoctor Kakadu C Intensive Vitamin C Peel Pad
A few swipes of this Derma Doctor powerful peel pad promise to leave your skin glowing and smooth, thanks to the seven (yes, seven) types of chemical exfoliants, including AHA and BHA. It also contains vitamin C via Kakadu plum extract for added brightening and antioxidant protection.
KEY INGREDIENTS Kakadu plum extract is sourced from the Kakadu plum, a fruit grown in northern Australia. It contains vitamin C, which restores the skin’s natural barrier, increases collagen production, and soothes irritation.
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel Pads
These are the gold standard of peel pads, with a cult following and over 900 five-star reviews on Sephora. They’re easy to use and contain a blend of anti-aging exfoliating acids.
Emollient Night Cream
“In your 20s, you need to start upping the hydration in your skincare routine. You may have been cautious of over-moisturizing because of acne in your teens, but as you enter your 20s, your skin transitions and becomes drier,” Ross says. “I recommend an emollient night cream added into your evening skincare regimen.”
“Twenty-somethings need to make sure that they are not using creams that will clog their pores and cause excess oil production,” says Somenek. Opt for non-comedogenic products.
Cerave Skin Renewing Night Cream
One great choice is the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream, which is a non-comedogenic night cream that leaves skin soft and glowy. It combines the moisturizing powers of ceramides and hyaluronic acid.
RoC Retinol Correxion Max Hydration Creme
“The best night cream ingredients contain retinol, benzoyl peroxide, and/or salicylic acid or hyaluronic acid. The goal is to moisturize, yet remove excess oil,” says Somenek. This Roc Retinol Correxion cream fits the bill as it contains both hyaluronic acid and retinol so it promises to moisturize while also being non-comedogenic.
