Editor Favorites to Help You Get a Great Night’s Sleep

I discovered Purple pillows when orchestrating our pillow test and immediately fell in love. The brand’s proprietary honeycomb grid cradles and supports the head perfectly, while preventing overheating and allowing just the right amount of sinking in. I’ve used both the DreamLayer Pillow and Freeform, and you really can’t go wrong with either. The difference is largely whether you want to remove pillow layers or foam pieces to find your perfect height. I love them so much, I gave most of my family Purple pillows last Christmas.

Hot sleepers rejoice! If you’ve been disappointed by sheets claiming to offer all-night cooling, know that hope is not lost. “I sleep hot, and it’s gotten worse as I get older,” editor Lili Ladaga explains, but these Rest Evercool sheets “stay icy cold all night, and the pillowcases are pure heaven.” She’s so smitten, in fact, that she’s slowly replacing all of her bedding with Rest Evercool. The comforter is another win for folks who want to be covered, but often can’t stand the heat. “I can’t stress enough how much I love these products,” Ladaga enthuses. “I have the fitted sheets, pillowcases, and comforter. I just wish they had more colors!”

Who knew I’d have a favorite pajama brand by age 40?! No matter the season, you’ll find me in Hue pajamas. I have full-length pants, capris, long-sleeve tops, and short-sleeve tees from Hue, and they’re always the first ones I reach for in the drawer. I have several of these 100 percent cotton options, and many of the cotton/modal blend pants and tops. I am very picky about pajamas: I prefer breathable fabrics in non-clingy cuts. Plus, collared PJ shirts make my neck feel hot. Hue PJs tick all the boxes of loose, but not too baggy, soft, but not too thick, in breathable natural fabrics.

If you need white noise to sleep or are looking for a noise machine to drown out distracting sounds like noisy neighbors or snoring spouses, editor Katie Tuttle recommends this Yogasleep Dohm Nova Sound Machine: “I love that it provides consistent, fan-like white noise. It muffles outside noises and helps me sleep.” Tuttle has found that other white noise apps or devices have a pause in the sound whenever the recorded noise loop starts up again, which she feels is incredibly distracting. This machine offers the constant noise she’s looking for, and it also helps calm her pets during storms.