We were sent a Simba Hybrid Pillow for review purposes. All images and opinions are our own.
A little while ago I upgraded my sleeping situation and added a Simba Hybrid mattress topper to my bed. It’s been an absolute dream to sleep on and my bad back has been less bad since the Simba mattress topper came into my life. Now that summer has passed, my thoughts go once again to building a cosy nest for me to hibernate in this winter, so the next logical thing to do was to upgrade to a Simba Hybrid Pillow.
The Simba Hybrid Pillow is, well, it’s really fancy. It’s like the racing car of pillows. It’s stuffed with little blue foam cubes (which they call nanocubes) which you can take out or put back in so your pillow gets to your preferred height. It feels like a gimmick, but it’s actually really clever.
The nanocubes are in a cotton cover, which is inside a removable quilted cover, which makes your pillow extra comfy. The pillow is designed for comfort, it keeps cool and the nanocubes mean you can add more or remove some until you get the perfect pillow for you.
The Simba Hybrid Pillow comes in a reusable storage bag and there’s also a small bag where you can keep your excess nanocubes. The pillow arrives fully stuffed with the cubes, and then you remove as many or as few as you want. I’ve taken a couple of handfuls out, I like a not too tall, but not too flat pillow, which makes me the Goldilocks of pillow enjoyers.
It’s not too soft, or too firm, you can adjust the height and it is designed to be cool and comfortable. The Simba Hybrid Pillow has (according to the Simba website) Stratos cool-touch tech, which means that one side of the pillow is cool, for those who prefer not to get too hot and bothered in bed. This is music to my perimenopausal ears, as regulating my temperature at night is starting to be a distant dream.
Having spent most of my life sleeping on cheap mattresses and buying budget bedding, it feels good to be treating myself to some quality bedding. I know it’s making a difference to me and my bad back, whenever I stay in a hotel or sleep in a not quite as good as mine is bed, I can feel it the next day. As I get older and creakier in my bones, I’m increasingly of the opinion that if you spend 1/3 of your day, or night in bed, then it’s worth investing in the good stuff. Simba have created a guide to UK bed sizes, for those looking to invest in a new bed.
My precious pillows were not cheap, but have flattened out and I’d started to wake up with a sore neck or a headache. I was very ready for an upgrade. I’ve slept on my new pillow for a few nights now and I’ve woken up feeling fresh, with no neck aches or grumpiness, which makes a nice change. The Simba Hybrid Pillows are currently £109 on the Simba website, but if you like me are forever searching for a not to soft, not too hard, just right pillow, then this might be the right way to go.
For this fussy little Goldilocks girl, I’m glad I’ve found my happily ever after pillow. I’m not quite Sleeping Beauty now, but I am whichever fairytale princess it is that wakes up without a stiff neck and a case of the bad sleep grumps. I just need to find myself a frog to kiss now.