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Joe: Hey guys, Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today we're going to be taking look at the Layla mattress.
I'm going to be running this through a number of tests.
I'm going to be telling you what I like about the mattress, what I don't like about the
mattress, basically, with the idea that by the end of the video you're going to know
this is the right fit for you.
Stay tuned.
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Joe: Give a quick overview here but before we do that, if you would like a personal recommendation
or if you have any specific questions, all you got to do is leave a comment below.
We have the Layla mattress.
It has some pretty unique qualities to it.
It uses copper-infused memory foam, is actually flippable so you have two different firmnesses
is in one mattress.
It's pretty cool concept.
I was excited to jump in and give it a try.
Let's talk about the construction of this mattress.
Starting with the cover, we have nice blend.
It's a pretty soft cover, one of the nicer covers I've seen in this price range actually.
It is infused with something called Thermogel.
I don't have too much experience with that.
It's supposed to help with cooling.
I can say that the cover does feel cool to the touch, that's pretty nice.
To the mattress here, you'll notice that this looks very much like this.
It's the same material.
This is the firm side of the mattress.
This is the soft side of the mattress.
It's memory foam.
It's infused with copper and what looks like gel as well.
Copper is supposed to have certain health benefits, is anti-microbial, potentially,
could help with blood circulation and help with cooling as well.
I will encourage you to do your own research on what the exact health benefits are.
I can't speak to that necessarily but it's a nice soft material.
You can see that it's faster to recover than your standard memory foam mattress.
We have a transition layer polyfoam.
There's a little convolution here where this allows air to flow through.
That helps with cooling as well.
This is the core support of the mattress.
It's a standard two-pound density base foam that you see in a lot of other mattresses.
Again the same material down here.
If you're talking soft side versus firm side you can see three inches versus one inch here.
This is a very soft material.
If you're on the firm side, you're going to hit through there pretty quickly and hit the
firmer layer underneath that.
With three inches plus two inches, this is going to be very nice for side sleepers on
the soft side.
What you have here is a couple of ways how you're going to cool.
You have this Thermogel cover, you have the copper and the gel infused into the memory
foam.
You have a place where air can escape through for air to flow as well.
Very nice pressure relief, very comfortable material, faster to respond than normal memory
foam.
It's a nice construction overall.
Let's talk about firmness and feel.
We have the soft side here, which I would put firmness wise at about a 5.5 out of 10
with 10 being the firmest.
The reason I feel that way is on top you have three inches of the very soft memory foam.
There's a lot of give to it.
It feels very soft and cushiony.
You're going to sink in a decent bed.
There's also two inches of a transition layer underneath there.
When you combine those two, that's potentially five inches of comfort material.
I would say 5.5 out of 10.
I'm going to bring Martin from my team, who's much bigger than I am, to give a different
perspective as well.
On the firm side, I would put it about 8 out of 10.
You only have one inch of that memory foam feel, then a much firmer layer underneath
that.
I feel most people would think it's pretty firm.
As far as the feels concern, it's a memory foam feel but it has faster recovery than
normal memory foam.
If you put your hand in and you move it away, it snaps back into place pretty quickly.
You won't really get that getting stuck feel that some people complain about with memory
foam mattresses.
It's a nice cushiony, quicksandy feel without the feeling of getting stuck as well.
I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions.
We have this soft side here.
Probably 89 percent of people will want the soft side.
I'm going to come down on my back.
First thing I notice is my hips sink in.
It has a nice cushiony feel.
Definitely a classic memory foam feel.
I don't feel like my hips are sinking in too much.
I feel like the memory foam is conforming well to the curves of my body.
I actually feel pretty well-supported and think people around my weight range, or even
lighter weight, or even a little bit heavier than me will feel properly supported as well.
I'm going to bring in Martin from my team, who is much heavier than I am, who'll give
a different perspective on this as well.
I feel good on my back.
I'm going on to come to my side now.
This is where I think the mattress really shines.
There's a lot of give.
The memory foam feel feels very nice.
I pretty much feel no pressure at all on my shoulders.
This is going to be really great for most side sleepers.
I'm going to come on my stomach now.
My hips sink in a little bit.
If you're just a stomach sleeper, you're like me.
You probably want something a little bit firmer.
Maybe consider switching to the firm side there.
As far as the firm side is concerned, I think that about 80 to 90 percent of people will
want this soft side.
The firm side will be for just strict stomach sleepers and maybe heavier back sleepers.
I'm going to give you a visual representation of where you might feel pressure points on
this mattress.
I have a pressure mat here.
I'll lie down on my back, side and stomach.
You're going to see blue for no pressure all the way up to red for high pressure.
Let's get started.
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Martin: Hey guys, I'm Martin here.
I'll offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160.
I am 6'7", 230, definitely a different body type.
We're on the softer side of the mattress here.
I felt this about 6 out of 10, which is actually pretty close to what Joe experienced.
On my side, which I'm a side sleeper, I felt really nice pressure relief on my hips, my
shoulders.
However, on my stomach and my back I definitely felt my hips sinking in.
There is the firmer side, which I would say, if you're my body type and want to sleep on
your back or stomach, I would go for that.
I felt more of an 8 out of 10 for that side.
Joe: Let's talk about motion isolation or motion transfer.
This is important if you sleep with a partner.
Basically, if they move around on that side of the bed you want to know if that motion
is going to disturb you on your side of the bed.
I've got a cup here, I'm going to move around.
You'll see that this bed has memory foam on top.
I'd expect it to do very well with this.
You can see that the cup isn't really too disturbed by this motion.
I feel like the motion isolation is good.
It could be a good option for couples.
Let's talk about edge support.
Edge support is important if you sleep with a partner or you just want to use the full
surface area of the bed.
I'm on the edge here.
Let's say, I want to tie my shoes.
It's an all-foam mattress.
The foam is collapsing.
I don't really feel like I'm going to fall off but it's probably about average, I would
say.
If I sleep on towards the very edge of the bed, I'm not going to necessarily fall off
the bed, but I feel like the edge support is fairly average in this case.
Let's talk about some pros or who I think this mattress might be a good fit for.
Number one thing that stands out is just overall comfort.
This memory foam feel is very nice, especially, if you sleep on your side.
It has a lot of give to it.
There's really no pressure on my shoulders or hips at all.
It's definitely one of the most comfortable mattresses I've ever slept on.
It's a memory foam mattress as well.
They've done some pretty good things to address the issue of sleeping hot.
I didn't really feel like I had any issues with that whatsoever.
It's a common complaint with memory foam mattresses that I don't really feel like is the case
here, which is really great.
Number three is just value.
This feels something like a high-end Tempur-Pedic.
You can get a queen for, with discounts, less than $800.
It's just a really good value to be had.
It's just super comfortable and definitely a great value as well.
Let's talk about who this mattress might not be the best fit for.
This is a very classic memory foam feel.
If you've had success with traditional spring mattresses, just know that this feels is going
to be very different.
It has that slow recovery quicksandy memory foam feel.
Just know that the type of feel that you want and just understand what this is giving you.
I think heavier people, durability wise and support wise, if they had pocketed coils as
their support system, that would be more appropriate for people that are heavier.
Someone that's lightweight or medium weight this is a really good fit for.
That's just something to know.
Maybe heavier people want something a little bit more supportive and durable for the long-term.
This is flippable but you don't just flip it.
It's a little bit of a pain.
To flip it takes two people and takes a little bit of time to do.
That's a minor complaint as well.
To recap, the Layla is a very comfortable mattress.
That's the number one characteristic that really stands out.
If you sleep on your side, you want a nice cushiony, quicksandy memory foam feel, that's
exactly what you get here.
It relieves pressure very well.
If you're a heavier sleeper or you want something a little bit more supportive, I would probably
look elsewhere.
If you're a lightweight, medium weight and you just want some good pressure relief, this
is definitely very good match.
It's also a very good value that I would compare to the higher-end Tempur-Pedic models but
for a much lower price.
It can be a very good match for the right person.
If you're just getting started with your research, we have a lot of reviews on our website, we
have some top picks as well.
Just google Mattress Clarity best mattress, it will be the first result.
Definitely let me know if you have any questions.
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