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A (very!) cheap mattress we love is on sale today

A Novilla Bliss Memory Foam Mattress in a bedroom.
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Most good-quality mattresses cost more than $1,000, which may be more than you want to spend if you’re, say, outfitting a guest bedroom ahead of holiday-hosting season. And while a lot of the cheap mattresses out there are uncomfortable and saggy, we’ve found four actually good ones that feel supportive and actually pretty luxurious, without the hefty price tag.

One of our favorite cheap mattresses, the Novilla Bliss Memory Foam Mattress, is on sale today for Wirecutter readers for just $230. With its body-conforming top and nice balance of support and cushion, we think it should appeal to those who prefer a classic memory-foam sink. Simply put: It offers a Tempur-Pedic–like feel, without a Tempur-Pedic price. Use promo code WIRECUTTER at checkout to get it on sale.

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Read more about our favorites in our ultimate guide to the best cheap mattresses.

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Photos of Target Casaluna Premium Down Comforter All Season with illustrated borders around them.

“This affordable down comforter feels like a marshmallowy hug”

It has ethical down and feels cozy and luxurious→

The bath towels, folded and shown in a stack.

How (and how often) to clean your towels

It’s more than you might think→

A Kale + Green Tea Spinach Vitamins Youth to the People Superfood Cleanser next to a candle and a bar of soap.

A luxe face wash for sprucing up the guest bathroom

Our beauty expert raves that it lathers nicely, cleanses deeply, and leaves skin supple→

Plus: A mattress your guests will love

A folding mattress we love is pictured on a hardwood floor, surrounded by plants.
Photo: Christine Cyr Clisset

Though these folding mattresses take up more space than an air mattress, they’re significantly more comfortable and versatile. When a guest visits, editorial director Christine Cyr Clisset stacks two on top of one another to create an 8-inch-thick mattress.

“They look like a normal bed, which makes our guest space (my office) look far more polished than it would with a blow-up mattress,” she writes. “No one can tell they’re tri-folds.”

Ditch your air mattress→

One last thing: “I’ve cracked the code to styling my kids’ hair”

A photo of a tube of Miss Jessie’s Pillow Soft Curls Cream next to a hair brush and a small white bow behind an illustrated pink border and yellow foreground.
Illustration: Dana Davis; Photo: Brooklyn White

Senior staff writer Brooklyn White used to struggle doing her daughter’s curls. She tried water and hair lotions and bought different-size combs and brushes. “And still I floundered,” she writes.

Then she found this creamy hair lotion, which helped her “achieve styles I thought were beyond my capabilities.” She’s found this cream has been especially good for twists, braids, afros, or puffs. And she uses it on her son’s tightly coiled hair when it needs some moisture. Plus, it’s great for adults, too.

Bring out natural curls without hardening them→

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