Speaking of higher price tags, the Boll & Branch chamber pillow also took a spot as the “best splurge” pick in our testing. It’s a sturdy pillow that’s available in three different densities—soft, medium, and firm—so you can tailor it to your exact preferences. Contributor Elaheh Nozari opted for a medium density pillow. As a stomach sleeper, she prefers a “soft pillow that has a little firmness” so she doesn’t feel her head sink all the way to the mattress. The Boll & Branch pillow did just that, striking the ideal balance between supportive and that luxuriously fluffy down feel. Plenty of Amazon reviewers echo just how worth it the Boll & Branch is, with one even saying it’s “one of the best quality pillows” they’ve ever purchased.
- Fill: microfiber
- Firmness: medium
The Casper is best for hot sleepers on the hunt for a good cooling pillow, as design editor Madeleine Luckel experienced firsthand. She found that when Casper calls their pillow “medium firm,” they mean it. “Somehow the pillow stays pretty cool and it really is at some indescribable sweet spot in terms of its firmness,” Madeleine said. The Casper actually belongs to her partner, and she likes it so much that she frequently tries to steal it. Madeleine raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate. “These pillows were so comfy I even got some to put my legs on when I sleep,” says one reviewer. “They’re thicc, stay thicc, and they are softer than a baby’s bosom!”
- Fill: memory foam
- Firmness: firm
If you just read everything about the sturdiness of the Boll & Branch and didn’t feel like any of it appealed to you, then allow us to introduce you to Brooklinen’s Marlow pillow. This plushy little bed for your head is ideal for those that love something fluffy but still supportive. It’s made of polyester and shredded cooling-infused memory foam. Reviewers on Amazon call it a “game changer” for their sleep routine and rave about how it offers a lot of support but isn’t hard. But beware: While this pillow is made of memory foam, senior commerce editor Rachel Fletcher found it’s probably not going to be quite what you want if you’re looking for a mushy marshmallow of a pillow.
- Fill: feather down blends
- Firmness: extra soft
You’ll like the FluffCo pillow if you’re looking for something feathery soft and plush. Digital design editor Zoë Sessums describes the FluffCo as something you can really sink into, and that you might want to pair it with a more sturdy pillow for more support. But if you like that hotel-quality plushness, then plenty of Amazon reviewers say that this is the perfect pillow. “I prefer a firm pillow, so that’s why I was really surprised when I liked my pillow after accidentally ordering a soft instead of firm. I had to give it five stars because it takes a good quality pillow for me to take soft over firm,” says one reviewer. “The soft is not too soft. It’s squishy and sort of firm, not too soft and that’s why I like it.”
- Fill: foam
- Firmness: medium firm
