Buffy ❤️’d our experience so much, they offered to sponsor this review
These Days, Trying to Find the Right Bedding Is a Research Project…
And a high-stakes one at that.
The average person will spend roughly one-third of their life sleeping. That’s a lot of time in bed. Hearing that number has all of us at The Get Well thinking critically about our quality of sleep and, by extension, quality of bedding. Yes, they absolutely go hand-in-hand.
With that in mind, we set out to find the Dreamiest, Most Cloud-Like Comforter on the Market.
Don’t Sleep On This Lineup…
Kicking off our trio of contenders is the Brooklinen Down Comforter. Brooklinen’s name precedes them, so we had to determine once and for all whether the aura of prestige is *actually* deserved.
We’d be remiss not to include the “most-reviewed comforter on the internet” (we’re talking 24k+ reviews)… the Buffy Cloud Comforter. (This one appeared on multiple must-have bedding lists).
Last but not least, we incorporated the spendy-yet-luxe Down Duvet Insert from Parachute. Then, we compared each bedding piece according to the same criteria:
- Affordability
- Quality of Materials
- Year-Round Comfort
- Durability & Care
- Shipping & Customer Experience
By the end, there was one name that dominated our categories (no spoilers!). Let’s get into it…
Affordability: Buffy
Let’s first address the elephant in the room. Just how much money do these brands expect us to cough up? Brooklinen’s Down Comforter ranges from $199-$599, while the Parachute Down Duvet Insert starts much higher, at $300, and is capped at $560. Buffy’s comforter comes in with a noticeably lower range of $150-$250. So from a strictly financial standpoint, Buffy wins this one.
As the age-old saying goes, you get what you pay for. Does the comparatively low price of Buffy’s Cloud Comforter come at the expense of quality? Not in this case. Much of what makes Buffy’s Cloud Comforter so impressive is the revolutionary eco-friendly tech that went into designing it. There’s a reason why it was on Good Housekeeping’s Best Bedding of 2025 list (more on this later).
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Quality of Materials: Tied
What’s in a comforter? More than fluff, if it’s a good one. Buffy’s Cloud Comforter is encased in eucalyptus-based lyocell, a moisture-wicking fabric that Buffy weaves into sateen for a silky smooth, cool-to-the-touch effect. The comforter fill consists of recycled, 100% GRS-certified and BPA-free fibers spun from plastic bottles (each Cloud Comforter upcycles roughly 50!).
Both the Brooklinen Down Comforter and the Parachute Down Duvet Insert are made with 100% cotton sateen shells and down fill. Parachute’s fill is all-natural European white down, imported and assembled in the USA. Brooklinen’s fill is a DOWNMARK® certified blend of down clusters and feathers, sourced ethically and produced in Canada.
All three comforters share OEKO-TEX® certifications, promising they are free of commonly found unsafe chemicals, which was lovely to see.
In the end, this category came to a draw. For people looking for the most environmentally conscious option, Buffy’s vegan shell and fill are the way to go. But for those seeking classic down, it was clear to us that both Parachute and Brooklinen sought out the highest quality feathers possible. Not one of these options has materials that represent a sacrifice in quality.
Year-Round Comfort: Buffy
In the depths of winter, we typically want a warming bear hug of a comforter, but when higher temperatures roll around, we want to feel like we’re sleeping in a cooling bubble. Believe it or now, Buffy’s Cloud Comforter hits the near-impossible mark on both counts, delivering a combination of fluffy coziness and breathability (no matter the season).
Brooklinen’s Down Comforter and Parachute’s Down Duvet Insert are a bit more complicated. Both brands’ heavier-weight down fill brings the heat and definitely checks the “bear hug” box, but they left our editors feeling like they were sleeping in a sauna when the warmer months arrived. Both Brooklinen and Parachute offer multiple fill weights for this very purpose, which on one hand is (a) highly accommodating and (b) might mean that achieving the perfect comfort level year-round requires you to purchase two comforters. Not ideal.
The versatility of the Cloud Comforter ultimately won Buffy this category. Its combination of lyocell and down alternative fill creates a naturally temperature-regulating experience designed to adjust in response to body heat and environmental temperatures. Pretty impressive…
Durability & Care: Buffy
We’ll kick things off with the Brooklinen comforter: they advise spot-cleaning, but if you absolutely must deep-clean it, then you have to bring it to a dry cleaner.
Parachute’s Down Duvet Insert can be machine-washed on cold or dry cleaned. Brooklinen suggests regularly fluffing the filling to ensure it remains evenly distributed, while Parachute suggests purchasing their wool dryer balls to help keep the filling evenly distributed, so both brands require some additional upkeep.
Buffy’s Cloud Comforter, on the other hand, is fully machine washable. The comforter’s high-quality construction and Ogee-style stitching (inspired by architectural engineering) ensure that the fill stays in place through the wash cycle, while the durable, eucalyptus-based fabric shell gets softer with every wash. Basically, the Cloud Comforter is the only option built to stand the test of time (no dry cleaner required). You can guess why Buffy took this category…
Shipping & Customer Experience: Buffy
We *thought* that the playing field had been leveled a bit when we discovered that Brooklinen, Parachute, and Buffy all offer some form of free shipping. Then we read the fine print.
Brooklinen provides free shipping on orders over $100, and although they accept returns and exchanges for most items up to 365 days post-purchase, they charge a $9.95 return fee. Parachute accepts the (free!) return of most items up to 60 days following a purchase, and their shipping is carbon-neutral.
Buffy ships for free, and allows free returns up to 50 nights after purchasing. While they have the shortest time frame for returns, they make up for it with their 7-day, completely free, at-home trial. It’s exactly as good as it sounds: You pick any item(s) you want to test out, provide your card info (you won’t be charged until confirming the purchase), and enjoy up to 7 nights if test-running. Then, you get to decide whether you want to keep the products or not. If not, you can return them free of charge.
Parachute’s free 60-day return period was a close second to Buffy, but in the end, we couldn’t get over the unprecedented concept of trial runs for bedding. Buffy’s 7-Night Free Trial felt like the only way to guarantee comforter satisfaction.
And the (Bedding) Oscar Goes To… Buffy
It wasn’t an easy decision, but—okay, it was. The more we explored, the clearer it became that Buffy would steal this bedding show. The Cloud’s cooling lyocell shell and pillowy down alternative fill create a Goldilocks-level of temperature regulation, and its innovatively engineered stitching allows for machine washing (a huge win in the world of bedding). Once we learned about Buffy’s 7-Night Free Trial, the competition was over for good.
Buffy’s award-winning comforter proves that “Luxury Hotel Bedding Pieces” (as Travel + Leisure have referred to the Cloud Comforter) are more accessible and affordable than we might think.
