Allura Linen

I bought this fitted sheet and matching pillowcases, because of the gorgeous sage colour and because it was a mega queen with deep wall to fit my pillow top mattress, and because it was on special.

The colour is great, as is the fit, but the sateen finish is misleading. The sheet is scratchy, hot and pills, making it uncomfortable to lie on, especially in the summer heat. The sheet definitely does not have " a soft, silky smooth finish" as indicated on the packaging.

In addition, as we have our cats sleeping with us, the sheets develop balls of cat fur all over, where the cats have been sleeping, due to the rough, scratchy finish of the sheet.

I bought two sets of pillowcases and out of the pack they were shiny and felt smooth. However after first gently cold wash before use, they were scratchy and rough to sleep on. Several washes hot and cold and even tried fabric softener, they are still like hessian bags to sleep on. Wasted money.

This is sold by Manchester Collection website and also by Linen Room (linenroom.com.au). Do not be fooled by the fancy descriptions. The descriptions say they have a "sateen finish" and are "exceptionally durable, soft and silky smooth" -- this is an outright lie, there is nothing silky or smooth about these sheets. This would be like saying a hessian sack has a satin finish. The weave on these sheets is really poor and not smooth at all, despite the relatively high thread count (beware: thread count is not everything). Do not waste your money, no matter how cheap they are they aren't at all what they are advertised to be -- spend a bit more on a quality Sheridan sheet.