Soak and Sleep duck egg blue pure mulberry silk standard housewife pillowcase pair
Rating: 8/10
- Momme: 19
Soak and Sleep’s silk pillowcases are available in blue, silver, champagne, ivory, and pink shades. You won’t be overwhelmed with pattern types, because the simplified range focuses on classic pillowcase designs in a range of sizes.
We chose a housewife size, which at 50cm x 75cm, fits our standard pillow easily. The piping on the pillow’s edges adds an extra elegant touch, and we found the zip closure handy for a streamlined fit, without any slipping. A major bonus is the price point, as you’re essentially getting two silk pillowcases for the price of one when compared with other retailers.
At 19 momme, the pillowcase’s silk thread thickness offers a satisfying smoothness and lightweight feel. The material boasts a glossy sheen, which looks pearlescent in the pale blue shade. It is worth noting that this pillowcase is almost sheer, so we were careful to avoid snagging the silk as this would show up easily.
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When sinking our head onto the pillowcase, we instantly felt comforted by the tactile softness. It offers a refreshing relief, much like when you turn a pillow over for the cooling touch on your skin. This gentle effect remains consistent throughout the entire night, without the need to flip the case. Equally, on chillier nights, we experienced a cosiness, showing this silk does indeed adapt to your body temperature.
Waking up after a night’s sleep on the silk pillowcase, our face looked and felt perkier, without any obvious creases. Our skin brightness can also be attributed to night creams soaking in successfully, as we saw a suppleness to prove that hydration too.
Additionally, our hair didn’t have its usual post-sleep ruffled appearance and instead was smoother. This was something we got used to, before swapping our cotton pillowcase back in for a night and noting the return of our morning frizz.
We followed the washing instructions, advising a machine wash at 30C, before air drying the pillowcase. Washing well and retaining its glossiness, we haven’t experienced any colour fading, even after several machine cycles. The pillowcase gets quite crumpled when fresh out of the washing machine, but this does smooth out after a few nights’ sleep.
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Alternatively, we found running the iron across it on a cool setting (and using a tea towel to protect the silk) quickly removes any creases. Impressively, frequent washing hasn’t damaged the delicate silk fibres, and our pillowcase pair remains as shiny as new, even after two months of testing.