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If your pillow is lumpy, out of shape, discolored from sweat or falling apart, you should replace it now. Experts say you should replace your pillows every one to two years. If you’ve spent ages with the same bed pillow, you’re likely out of the pillow game and have no idea where to start looking. That’s where we come in — the experts at CBS Essentials have rounded up the best pillows in 2023, including pillows (and other bedding) that will help keep you cool in the summer heat.
Buying the best mattress isn’t the only way to upgrade your sleep. Become a deeper sleeper with these staff- and customer-loved pillow options. We’ve found the perfect pillow for all sleepers, including pillows for every sleeping position. Shop pillows with shredded foam, latex pillows, a cooling pillow, the best adjustable pillow, the best pillow for your neck, pillows for combination sleepers and so much more.
Keep reading to discover the right pillow for you. These pillows all have a four-star rating or higher and include tons of positive reviews.
Best adjustable pillow: The Marlow pillow
Marlow
The Marlow pillow is fully adjustable. Filled with gel-infused memory foam and microfiber, it provides a cooling and supportive sensation while you sleep.
After just a year of use, my old feather pillows have become flatter than pancakes. I, CBS Essentials senior writer Lily Rose, have since become dedicated to finding the fluffiest pillows possible. The Marlow does not disappoint. Once out of its packaging, it inflates to a lovely, fluffy size and maintains its shape no matter how long you lay on it. I love the adjustable zippers because I can choose how feathery or dense I want my pillow to be. I am truly considering replacing all my old pillows with this one.
Choose from standard or king sizes.
Best cooling pillow: Casper Hybrid pillow with Snow Technology
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Casper’s new Hybrid pillow with Snow Technology is made with a foam and fiber design and features the brand’s Heat Delete bands for 12 hours of cooling. It’s outfitted with a Casper CoolTouch cover for a refreshing sensation.
Because it’s been so hot here in Los Angeles, I truly cannot sleep without this pillow. This pillow’s cooling tech really does last all night and feels so soothing on my head and neck, where I tend to get sweatiest. I also found the pillow to be incredibly supportive and comfortable.
Choose from queen and king sizes.
Casper Hybrid pillow with Snow Technology, $134 (regularly $149)
Best latex pillow: Purple Harmony pillow
Purple
Latex pillows are known for their spring-like feel and for providing comfort, support and spinal alignment.
The Purple Harmony pillow features a layer of honeycomb-patterned grid surrounding a supportive inner core of hypoallergenic ventilated latex. This latex pillow is wrapped in moisture-wicking breathable mesh material.
“Comfort-wise, it’s as if you take one of the softest pillows you could find and wrap it in purple. Overall, this pillow has support, comfort, softness and is light and cool — everything you could want in a pillow,” says a reviewer.
Choose from three heights in standard and king sizes.
Best pillow for side sleepers: Pillow Cube Side Cube Pro
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The Pillow Cube was designed specifically to support side sleepers. The five-inch Pillow Cube Pro is the brand’s most popular and is the ideal thickness for most people. If you are between 5’3″ and 6’3″ this pillow will most likely work for you.
“My fiance and I love this because I’m a side sleeper and he likes the shape and firmness,” says CBS Essentials writer Brittany Vincent. “It’s cool, conforms to the head and neck easily and we like that it’s a square.”
Choose from six sizes based on your height or desired thickness.
Pillow Cube Side Cube Pro, $70 with coupon (regularly $130)
Best pillow for pain relief: Nest Easy Breather pillow
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What’s cool about this pillow is that it’s totally customizable. The pillow comes overstuffed with fill. Customers can take out or put in as much stuffing as they need to get comfortable.
“I bought this pillow a few years ago after I hurt my back and tried to improve all the things that might be causing back pain,” says Vice President of Audience Acquisitions, Glenn Gaslin.”It had so much stuffing in it, I got an additional case and filled that up and I now have two pretty much perfect pillows.”
Choose from standard, queen, king and side-sleeper sizes.
Nest Easy Breather pillow (standard), $96 (regularly $107)
Best organic foam pillow: Essentia Forma organic foam pillow
Essentia
This supportive pillow is made with natural, non-toxic ingredients and is free from wool and fiber batting, which is known for attracting dust mites. The pillow features an organic cotton cover, made without pesticides, chemical herbicides, chlorine processing or synthetic dyes. Plus, it’s great for combatting neck pain.
“I got this Essentia pillow several months ago when I was waking up with neck pain and it’s really made a difference. I tend to switch between back and side sleeping and it’s super supportive either way,” says CBS Essentials writer Kaylyn McKenna.
Essentia Forma organic foam pillow, $229
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Dodgers’ historic World Series comeback against the Yankees brings title back to Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2024 World Series Champions after staging a stellar come-from-behind victory on Wednesday evening in the Bronx. The Boys in Blue swatted away a five-run deficit to defeat their bitter, longtime rivals in the New York Yankees and earn their eighth championship in franchise history.
A bizarre fifth inning saw the Dodgers storm back and score five runs, turning the tide of the series that seemed to have suddenly shifted in New York’s favor after their 11-4 victory in Game 4.
Unlike the high-powered offense that got them to this point, the Dodgers relied on small ball to eke out Wednesday night’s win, using several sacrifice flies and crucial base running to slowly claw their way back, and eventually climb ahead late in the game.
Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty was flat out of the gate, allowing back-to-back homers to Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm in the first inning and an RBI single to Alex Verdugo in the second, which led to him getting the early hook.
The Yankees tacked on another run in the bottom of the third when Giancarlo Stanton crushed an opposite-field homer off of reliever Ryan Brasier.
Despite holding a 5-0 lead, the Yankees faltered in the fifth inning, allowing the Dodgers to tie the game after a couple of fielding blunders, a two-run single from Freddie Freeman and a two-run double off the bat of Teoscar Hernández.
With Flaherty out of the game after just four outs, the Dodgers were forced to undergo their second-straight bullpen game, which saw manager Dave Roberts throw six arms in relief.
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With the game knotted, Stanton drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Juan Soto from third base.
Yankees starter Gerrit Cole nearly went seven innings, and despite the rough fifth inning, walked off the field to a standing ovation from the fans in New York.
In the top of the eighth with a one-run lead, Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle loaded the bases without securing an out, making way for Luke Weaver, who has been incredible in October. He was able to limit the damage, but still allowed both the tying and go-ahead runs to score on sacrifice flies.
Lux first roped a sacrifice fly to center field to tie the game and make way for Shohei Ohtani in a situation that seemed to be the makings of a Hollywood film. However, in a bizarre turn of events he made his way to first base after just two pitches on catcher’s interference from New York backstop Austin Wells.
Outside of that at-bat, Ohtani was silent again, going 0-for-four with a strikeout.
With the bases once again juiced, star outfielder Mookie Betts hit his own sacrifice fly to drive in the go-ahead run, giving the Boys in Blue a 7-6 lead.
Roberts left right-handed reliever Blake Treinen in the game for 41 pitches, in which he was able to get an incredible seven outs, sending the game into the ninth inning.
Though he’s traditionally a starter, Roberts called on Walker Buehler in the bottom of the ninth inning to face the Yankees lineup and he did just that, mowing down the bottom three batters and locking up the title.
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