silk accessories

Hollywood stars used to swear by the beautifying effect of sleeping on a silk pillowcase, but in the past few years, they’ve truly come into their own as a beauty aid. They don’t just feel luxurious on skin; devotees swear that they make for smoother, more crease-free skin in the morning, but also – just as importantly – helping to eliminate static from hair and prevent it tangling as you slumber. 

We had one really stellar winner in this new-to-Beauty-Bible category, with many of the testers particularly impressed by how it helped with their frizzy, curly hair issues.

GOLD AWARD  This is Silk Silk Pillowcase

Founded in 2017, this is Britain’s bestselling silk pillowcase – and our testers can tell you that accolade is very well-deserved, because this pillowcase scored an impressive 9.12 marks out of 10, from the panel it was assigned to. This Is Silk’s CEO/founder Sonal Keay, a former barrister, explains that the particular quality of silk used in the pillowcases took a long time to find – ‘I wanted to recreate the thick and lustrous silk I remember from my childhood, not the thin and flimsy fabric we see on the high street.’ The thickness and superior-grade makes them ‘more lustrous, more durable and machine-washable.’ FYI, the pillowcases are available in a really wide range of colours, literally from white to black via boudoir pink, pale blue and a ‘marble’ effect.  

£60 - click to buy 

OUR TESTERS’ COMMENTS:

‘10 out of 10. Would award higher if that were possible! My skin was 100% improved, still moisturised in the morning. My very dry and frizz prone (Afro hair) was also massively improved’ • ‘People have commented that I looked rested and well and I put that down to a good night’s sleep; I have loved sleeping on this. I felt cool during the night and can see the effects; the fabric helps keeps skin softer and doesn’t rub your skincare off the face’ • ‘Helps with pillow lines stops frizz and friction damage. This is where the silk pillowcase came into its own.  Having red, dry, curly hair it would be impossible for me to wash and style my hair the night before (I go to work very early) without waking up to a frizzy mess. However, I can now wash and style my hair before bed and still getting up with it looking great. The curls remain tight and formed and still looking good. I am such a fidget in bed that I usually wake up with hair everywhere and the effort of styling the night before, because I do not have time in the morning, is wasted. Not now. I think it needs to be mentioned how beautiful tactilely this product is’ • ‘The simple pleasure of lying on something so gorgeous does wonders for my inner happiness. I am a front face sleeper and always had very deep sleep lines that could take 1-2 hours to reduce having woken up; I have seen a dramatic reduction in these – if indeed I see any at all; I cannot recall the last one since sleeping on this pillow. I am also a toss and turner – which would result in noticeable hair on my pillow; this has eliminated hair loss’ • ‘Will not return to standard pillowcases. I’ve seen silk pillowcases before and hadn’t invested, thinking it wouldn’t make that much difference. It really did help skin and hair smoothness overnight’ • ‘Nice that it feels cool overnight for ladies of a certain age also which is a bonus to a relaxed night sleep. I just noticed that I didn’t wake up with lines all over my face from smushing my face into the pillow when I sleep’ • ‘The difference in the frizziness of my hair has been noticed’ I have very frizzy hair, even with leave in conditioners and serums, it's very difficult to get a sleek finish. Since sleeping on the pillowcase, there's a notable decrease in frizz, especially first thing in the morning.’

£67 - click to buy