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My Towel Saga

Towels are one of those items in which you don’t think about what you want until you have to really freakin’ figure out what you want and then you wonder: do I want soft towels? Light towels? Big towels? Small towels? Absorbent? Am I going to lounge in them?

It’s exhausting.

In my new fabulous house though I was determined to have LUXURIOUS towels, and spent hours researching + spreadsheeting accordingly. In the end, I settled on three makers and this is my completely unscientific report:

The Graces – My first choice for myself, these promised organic luxury with fast drying properties. At $38/bath sheet (“oversized towel”) and $18/hand towel, I spent $110 for two bath sheets and two hand towels. They only come in taupe and white, so I ordered taupe. They’re … fine. They’re lightweight and dry quickly, yes, but they don’t deliver a luxury feel. What does luxury feel like? Soft, plush perhaps. Here’s the crazy part: don’t like the towels? They will refund your money, no questions asked. I respect the company, but didn’t like the towels.

Macy’s Hotel Collection – I decided on these towels for the guest bath because they came highly reviewed by bloggers and as far as I can tell are literally always on sale. But while I felt like they were nice enough, the first guests to use them said absolutely NOTHING about them (though, they were boys).

Costco – Sometimes it’s just time to throw in the, er, towel, and go with the old standby: Costco ain’t known for quality for nothing. For a mere $26, I got two luxurious, fluffy, soft, bright blue bath sheets that are both organic and getting better with every wash. I love them. I want to buy one million more but obviously need no such thing.

Say you’re not a giant human and want a normal-size towel … well you can have two for just $16! 

+ 2 hand towels and 2 washcloths for a mere $11.

And so I must highly, highly recommend these fabulous towels. I can’t speak to any other colors, but my blue ones are a vibrant shade I adore.

While you’re there, you might also snag this $69 king-sized sateen sheet set, which while not ticking off the organic cotton box, are at least made from cotton grown in the US. I’m also not generally a sateen person, but these aren’t too shiny and are ridiculously soft after just one wash. Steal.

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