The Helix Dusk Luxe is a premium hybrid mattress that offers a cloud-like feel and support for your hips and back
Helix Dusk Luxe mattress: Two-minute review
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I’ve tested over 15 mattresses and I can say without a doubt that the Helix Dusk Luxe is one of the very best mattresses I’ve slept on. When a mattress, such as this one, is designed for back and stomach sleepers, it tends to be on the firmer side, but that’s not the case with the Helix Dusk Luxe. The hybrid design offers plenty of support, but the overall feel isn’t firm or stiff. Rather, my body lies softly on the top, nearly snuggling into the cloud-like foam.
In terms of sleep feel, it’s a medium – around a 6 out of 10 on the firmness scale. As intended, I found sleeping on my back and stomach far more comfortable than sleeping on my side, with the Helix Dusk Luxe providing considerable joint and pressure point relief throughout the night.
However, do approach with caution if you weigh above 230lbs – normally, it’s recommended that back / stomach sleepers opt for something with a firmness of at least 7, to ensure proper support under the hips. Some of the side sleepers on our panel also got on well with this mattress, so don’t discount it immediately if that is your preferred position, either.
I tested the mattress for three weeks in the summer when the temperature was in the 80s at night. It did an average job in terms of temperature regulation, so hot sleepers should upgrade to a GlacioTex cooling cover. Most couples will like this mattress since it isolates the movement of a partner getting in and out of bed. If they move in the middle of the night, there is a slight chance you’ll feel them.
This isn’t a particularly cheap mattress – it sits in the premium price bracket. However, I think it’s well worth the investment. This is one of the most comfortable mattresses I’ve ever slept on. Read on for my full Helix Dusk Luxe mattress review. Helix Dusk Luxe mattress review: Price
Sits in the premium price bracket
Expect 20% off, or 30% over big sales events
Queen size usually costs $1,780
The Helix Dusk Luxe is never sold at full ticket price. Like many brands, Helix runs a mattress sale year-round. Expect 20% off, or perhaps more. Even with that 20% discount, it still sits in the premium bracket of the wider market. Among the Helix mattresses, the Dusk Luxe is not the most affordable, nor is it the most expensive. There’s a range of standard mattresses, then the ‘Luxe’ branded mattresses are in the mid-range, with the ‘Elite’ mattress line priced the most expensively.
Here’s a look at the MSRP for each size of the Helix Dusk Luxe mattress:
Twin size: MSRP $1,373.80 (normally sells for $1,030.30)
Twin XL size: MSRP $1,623.80 (normally sells for $1,217.80)
Full size: MSRP $1,998.80 (normally sells for $1,499.10)
Queen size: MSRP $2,373.80 (normally sells for $1,780.30)
King size: MSRP $2,873.80 (normally sells for $2,155.30)
CA King size: MSRP $2,873.80 (normally sells for $2,155.30)
The price of a Helix Dusk Luxe includes free shipping and usually comes with free pillows. For an (oddly specific) extra $265.30, buyers can add the GlacioTex Cooling Cover.
If you want the biggest discounts, the Black Friday mattress deals traditionally deliver the lowest prices of the year. Outside of that, Helix tends to bump up its discounts to 30% off over the mattress sales events that accompany national holidays – so it’s worth keeping an eye on the Labor Day mattress sales in September, the Presidents’ Day mattress sales, the Memorial Day mattress sales and the 4th of July mattress sales.Helix Dusk Luxe mattress review: SpecsHelix Dusk Luxe mattress review: Design
13.5″ tall, hybrid mattress with foam and springs, and a pillow-top
Includes sink-in memory foam as well as bouncy foam
Option to add a specialist cooling cover
The 13.5-inch tall Helix Dusk Luxe mattress is a hybrid mattress made of six layers. At the top, you’ll find a TENCEL cover that is so soft, it feels like a crime to cover it with a fitted sheet. Hot sleepers may wish to upgrade this to a cooling ‘GlacioTex’ cover.
The next three foam layers – a responsive foam, a latex foam hybrid alternative, and a memory foam – all contribute to the amazing cradling, bouncy feel of this mattress. Note that the ‘latex foam hybrid alternative’ isn’t natural latex – it’s just Helix’s way of describing a bouncy foam. It can be a bit confusing on the website.
One thousand individually wrapped coils on a dense foam base layer provide the support needed for back and stomach sleepers. All the foams are CertiPUR-US and GREENGUARD Gold certified, which means there is no fiberglass in this mattress.
Upgrade to the Elite version of this mattress, and you’ll enjoy 16 inches full of five foam layers, two microcoil layers to reduce back pressure, and a the GlacioTex cover included as standard. Alternatively, the standard Helix Dusk is shorter again, and has a much thinner base foam layer and no pillow-top.
