I tested the Parachute organic cotton sheets after the Brooklinen ones and my first thought here was: Hm, maybe I just don't like plain cotton sheets? I hadn't ever characterized my preferences that way because I've had some sateen and percale sheets in rotation, which are made from cotton, as well as some made from a bamboo viscose.
Parachute's cotton sheets feel ever so slightly higher quality than Brooklinen, but even now I'm hard-pressed to qualify that statement. They are a little softer out of the package and soften more as they're washed. Here, you'll notice I did indeed venture to call them "soft" where the Brooklinen ones never quite reached that threshold for me.
I also think these just fit my bed a little better, which made them lay flatter against the mattress and not get wrinkly as I slept. I have a Purple hybrid mattress, which is notably very thick, so maybe just take note of your own sizing to get the best sheets for it.
The absolute standout from this sheet set was the pillowcases? Pillowcases were certainly not something I had in mind in terms of details that might stand out but here I was, extremely impressed with the envelope pillowcase opening, which is in the middle of the pillow rather than on the side. I love this because I apparently do a lot of damage in my sleep and often wake up with my pillowcases slipping or fully ripped off the pillow when those cases close at the end. Because these cases close in the middle, they have not been subject to my mid-sleep destruction.
Of course, like any review, that's personal. I was looking through some reviews online and saw that some people in fact did not like the envelope closure because it prevented them from getting that satisfying other-side-of-the-pillow hit. Fair enough.
Overall, I'd say these feel a little more luxe and a little softer, although they tend to sell out of the basic colors and are also a bit pricier.
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