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02-07-2025
- Health
- Buzz Feed
17 Best Cooling Sheets
Hi, all my fellow hot sleepers!!! Tell your night sweats they're about to meet their match — we've found sheet sets that are actually cooling and won't make your bed feel like a sauna in the summer. So what did we look for when finding these 15 reviewer-loved sheet sets? 100% cotton and 100% linen reign supreme when it comes to cooling fabrics. Cotton is lightweight and breathable, and linen ups the ante by also being moisture-wicking. However, cotton is very durable (especially long- or extra-long staple cotton like Supima), while linen is less also included a mix of sateen- and percale-weave sheets. Sateen sheets are super smooth, drape easily, and have a subtle sheen to them. Percale sheets have more of a crisp, cool feeling with a matte finish — think of a freshly laundered shirt! We'll also point out if the set is Oeko-Tex certified. This means it has been independently tested for harmful substances to ensure that it is suitable for humans to use — that's super important for something that makes contact with your skin on a nightly basis!We decided not to include bamboo sheets, as most of them undergo less sustainable production methods. Most sheets that advertise themselves as "bamboo" are actually made of bamboo-viscose (aka bamboo-rayon) or bamboo-lyocell, which are produced in ways that involve toxic chemicals that can become pollutants. You can read more about bamboo fabrics at The Council of Fashion Designers of and microfiber is not the best choice when it comes to staying cool. It's tightly-woven, meaning your body heat won't escape as now let's find you a new sheet set!!! A wildly popular 400-thread count cotton sateen cooling sheet set so soft and cooling, you'll never throw them off you in the middle of the night when you suddenly feel like someone cranked up the thermostat to 100 degrees. Bonus — reviewers say these hold up super well after repeated washings with very few wrinkles and no shrinkage! A 100% European linen set that comes in a gingham pattern so country-chic it might just mentally transport you to a cozy cabin in the woods. Reviewers rave over them for their super lightweight feel. (Oh, and that there's an option without a flat sheet!) A set made with 100% Egyptian cotton in a percale weave — which is perfect for curling up under on a 90+ degree day while watching Uptown Girls and singing along to 🎶na na na na na na na na, sheets of Egyptian cotton. 🎶 Oh, and Egyptian cotton is known for its durability, so these should last you for years to come. A set of 100% organic cotton sheets that come packaged in a reusable fabric bag, which is so much better than the flimsy plastic other sets come in. Several reviewers say these are thin enough to feel comy for hot sleepers, yet sturdy enough to stand up to many washes — one reviewer says years worth! A splurge-worthy set of Supima cotton sheets with a super smooth sateen weave that'll tell night sweats to take a hike. One reviewer even compared these to hotel sheets, which is truly the highest compliment you can give to a sheet set. A set of 100% cotton sateen sheets that are BELOVED by Target reviewers. No, really, I think some of these reviewers are counting on these becoming a family heirloom. That's probably because of the smooth 400-thread count wrinkle-resistant fabric, and the extremely helpful "top or bottom" tags so you know which side is which. If you've ever almost given up on making your bed and just flopping on the couch because you lined the fitted sheet's corners up incorrectly, these are for you. A Brooklinen cotton set with a percale weave — it comes with one flat sheet and two pillowcases, so it's perfect for anyone who sweats at the mere thought of using a flat sheet. The brand says it's meant to feel "like your fave button-down shirt," and I can't think of anything cozier. Plus, each side is labeled with "long" and "short," which should honestly be a legal requirement for all sheet sets. A Miracle Made sheet set made with 100% cotton in a crisp-feeling percale weave that's infused with silver — but it would absolutely take home the gold in the Cooling Sheet Olympics. Why would you want silver in your sheets? Silver has antibacterial properties, which may help cut down on the amount of bacterial growth. No, that doesn't necessarily mean you need to wash these less, but it might give you some peace of mind while you drift off the dreamland. A pure linen set so buttery smooth you'll roll around on it like a dog going carpet swimming. It's designed to absorb moisture without feeling wet to the touch, so if night sweats come to pay you a visit, they'll be quickly whisked away with barely a trace. A set made with 100% pima cotton (meaning they're luxuriously soft, silky, and long-lasting compared to regular cotton fibers) and a percale weave for a crisp, cool feel and matte finish. And can we talk about the floral prints?! Absolutely stunning for any time of the year = worth the investment. A set of brightly printed cotton bedsheets so you can add a vibrant summer vibe to your bed while you escape from the grueling summer temps. These get rave reviews for the bold prints that actually look as nice in person as they do in the product photos, and for having a ~crisp~ percale texture that'll give you that *fresh sheet* feeling every night. A super sweet rainbow set — it's made with 100% cotton, meaning it'll be light and breathable enough to keep kids (or your inner child) comfy and cool all afternoon long, when it's time for a nap, *and* all night long. A set of cotton sheets that'll combine your love for bold, vibrant patterns and breathable fabrics, thanks to the percale weave. The fitted sheet can easily fit mattresses up to 18 inches deep, so they might just make you dread sheet-changing-day a little less. Or a cotton set featuring a super vibrant red floral pattern so you can make it look like spring every single day of the year. The breathable percale weave will also make it feel like spring too — not too cold, not too hot. Or! A 100% cotton set made with a smooth sateen weave that'll drape super elegantly over your bed and basically turn it into a work of art. Reviewers say they hold up for years, and some have even picked up extra sets! A chic set made with 100% stone-washed linen — come for the lightweight softness, stay for the dramatic flair of the ruffled pillowcases. An absolutely adorable set made with 100% cotton and a percale weave — the coffee that's printed on them might be hot, but you'll stay as cool as a glass of cold brew. No judgment if they inspire you to have breakfast-in-bed and leave croissant crumbs all over them. It'll just elevate the vibe.
USA Today
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Christie Brinkley on what broke marriage to Billy Joel: 'Booze was his other woman'
Christie Brinkley on what broke marriage to Billy Joel: 'Booze was his other woman' Show Caption Hide Caption Christie Brinkley dances as Billy Joel performs 'Uptown Girl' Billy Joel's muse and original "Uptown Girl" Christie Brinkley, danced as he performed the song he wrote about her. Though this is not the first book with Christie Brinkley's name on it, it's the first one that tells the model's life story. Brinkley's past published work includes guidebooks of beauty and fitness secrets, but in 'Uptown Girl' (out now from HarperCollins), she brings readers across a tumultuous early childhood with her biological father, her time in Paris just before she was discovered, her decades-long modeling career and her relationship with Billy Joel. 'Uptown Girl' packs a lot in, recounting the 71-year-olds' four marriages, including the 1994 helicopter crash that led to her third marriage to Richard Taubman. The memoir also offers a first-person perspective into the notorious 'model wars' that shaped modern-day agency practices. Christie Brinkley divorced Billy Joel after drunken disappearances: 'Booze was his other woman' Brinkley and Joel were together for 11 years. They remain friends, and share a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, 39. Despite tabloid rumors speculating, Brinkley writes she's 'always believed him' when he said he never had an affair. What broke their marriage, was his drinking, which Brinkley refers to as 'his other woman.' In 'Uptown Girls,' Brinkley writes that Joel's drinking got worse as his career accelerated. He would disappear from family dinner outings to drink at nearby bars and sometimes wouldn't come home for days, she says. In one instance, Joel threw a chaise longue through a patio door after Brinkley locked the doors to the house, she writes. In another, just before Brinkley asked for a divorce, Joel had a 'delusional' drunk outburst, accusing his bandmates of eating a pot of pasta that he had just eaten himself, she says. Brinkley writes that she 'suffered through these incidents alone' because she feared calling the police would lead to a media frenzy. 'I did everything for our marriage, constantly working to make myself, our home, and everything around us into whatever he could possibly want or hope for. I continually told him how much I loved him, making sure he always felt adored and appreciated, because he was,' Brinkley writes. 'But his drinking was bigger than the both of us – booze was the other woman, and it was beginning to seem that, he preferred to be with 'her' rather than with me.' Christie Brinkley had no idea who Billy Joel was when they met Brinkley and Joel met at a dive bar in St. Barts. Though she immediately found him charming, she writes that she had never heard of him, even calling him 'Billy Joe' to his face. Luckily, he found it funny, and it became Brinkley's nickname for him over more than a decade together. While everyone at the bar referred to him as the 'Piano Man,' she thought this meant he 'must want to play the piano while others sang.' So when he asked for song requests, she offered herself up to sing 'Girl from Ipanema,' "indisputably disappointing the crowd' of Joel fans. Next in line to sing with Billy Joel at this St. Barts bar? A young Whitney Houston, who asked if Joel would play 'Respect' by Aretha Franklin. Dark side of the modeling industry: Diet fads, Frank Stallone comments on her weight Though Brinkley is heralded as one of the most famous models of the late 20th century, she writes that she 'didn't think I had what it took to be a model' because she'd been made fun of in childhood for being 'chubby' and having 'chipmunk cheeks.' She tried diet fad after diet fad, including only eating fish after Ford Model agency founder Eileen Ford told her to, she says. She includes snippets of old journal entries with her meals, saying they read 'like a registry of self-imposed starvation.' In one instance, when she photographed a boxing match ringside, she recalls Frank Stallone telling her, 'You could be really cute if you lost a few pounds.' 'Uptown Girl' isn't just about Christie Brinkley (or Elle Macpherson) Contrary to popular belief – and despite her starring role in the music video – Brinkley isn't the original 'Uptown Girl' Joel wrote the song about. And though many also believe it's about his ex, model Elle Macpherson, the song isn't about her either, Brinkley writes in her memoir. Joel started writing 'Uptown Girl' about several fictional, fantasy girls after a mystery woman started calling him (and a handful of other musicians), talking about how as a 'poor, imprisoned rich girl,' she lived in an Upper East Side penthouse and was too beautiful to be seen on the streets with common men. Joel shelved the lyrics until he started dating Brinkley, at which point he said he'd found his 'real uptown girl.' 'I'm still an uptown girl in many ways,' Brinkley writes in her memoir. 'I'm still the woman whom Billy first met at a dive bar in St. Barts, the one who likes sophistication, culture, and art, but who also likes to take risks, try new things, and shake her hair out on the back of a bike every once in a while.' How local high school father broke news of Peter Cook's affair Brinkley and her ex-husband Peter Cook divorced in 2008 after Cook admitted to cheating on her with an 18-year-old, which Brinkley writes she found out about from the girl's father, a local police officer. After giving a commencement speech at Southampton High School in 2006, Brinkley writes that a man approached her and said: 'That arrogant husband of yours has been having an affair with my teenage daughter, and he won't knock it off.' It took four years before Brinkley and Cook concluded their media-frenzied court battle over custody of their kids. New memoirs: Listen to audiobook clip as Jeremy Renner recalls snowplow accident Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter or tell her what you're reading at cmulroy@
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Christie Brinkley reveals if she now believes that Billy Joel cheated on her during their marriage
Christie Brinkley is weighing in on Billy Joel's 'Honesty.' The supermodel, 71, recalled in her new memoir, 'Uptown Girls,' how rumors swirled that the singer, 75, was having an affair with another woman towards the end of their marriage — which he allegedly still denies. 'To this day, Billy continues to deny ever having had affairs, and I've always believed him,' Brinkley wrote, per People. Advertisement 10 Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel at the Divine Celebration Cathedral of St. John in New York City in 1990. Getty Images 10 Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel in 1993. Getty Images 'But on that New Year's Day in 1994, when he did finally straggle home, I asked him to leave,' she added. Advertisement Brinkley and Joel tied the knot in 1985 and had a daughter together, Alexa Ray Joel, 39. 10 Christie Brinkley's new memoir, 'Uptown Girl.' 'We laughed like you couldn't believe. And seeing him in concert, I felt like the luckiest girl in the whole arena,' she recalled of her good times with Joel. 'I liked to be right in the front row by the piano so he could glance at me and I could look up and see everything.' But the pair's marriage ended in 1994 after Joel's heavy drinking became too much for Brinkley too bear. Advertisement 10 Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley in 1991. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 10 Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel attend the 2nd Annual International Rock Awards in 1990. Getty Images Brinkley wrote that their relationship 'wasn't functioning in the way you want it to anymore and it was painful.' The 'Parks and Recreation' alum also recalled the time Joel drunkenly ate spaghetti from a pan on the stove and then kicked his family out of the house, claiming they ate his pasta. Advertisement 'I hesitated to put that scene in the book,' Brinkley told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Tuesday. 'But at the same time, it demonstrates what I was up against.' 10 Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley backstage at 'Chicago' on Broadway in June 2011. FilmMagic 'I loved him and I wanted to make it work,' she continued about her marriage to Joel. 'Drinking is a disease. And I knew that there had to be some way to help him, and not always get to that point where this person who you love is suddenly a stranger to you.' Brinkley added: 'I was 100% dedicated to Billy, but I never told anyone about our issues, not even my friends. It was very difficult in that way, but we had a child together and I was trying to protect the family.' 10 Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City in 1990. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 10 Christie Brinkley outside 'The View' in New York City on April 28. Eric Kowalsky / MEGA In her memoir, Brinkley revealed that Joel would disappear for days while he was boozing during their marriage. He even left their daughter's fifth birthday party and went missing for two days. 'The drinking was bigger than the both of us,' she wrote. 'Booze was the other woman and it was beginning to seem that he preferred to be with her rather than me.' Advertisement 10 Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel in 1989. WireImage 10 Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel kiss in France in 1989. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Joel struggled with alcoholism for many years. He went to rehab for the first time in 1992 and got sober, but returned to rehab in 2005 after he relapsed. In 2023, Joel told the Los Angeles Times that he stopped drinking 'a couple of years ago.' Advertisement Brinkley confirmed that Joel supported her decision to write about their marriage in her book. 'Billy said, 'Go ahead and tell your story… the good, the bad, whatever you need to say,'' she told Page Six.
Fox News
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Christie Brinkley admits leaving Billy Joel wasn't easy, says 'booze was the other woman'
Christie Brinkley tried everything she could to keep her marriage to Billy Joel alive. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Brinkley talked about her memoir, "Uptown Girl," a nod to the 1983 hit Joel created about the actress, and what she wrote of her nearly 10-year marriage to the music icon. In the memoir, Brinkley wrote about Joel's drinking problem being the "other woman" in their marriage. "To be clear, I never wanted to end things with Billy. I read every self-help book I could find while, together, we went to see a string of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other medical doctors," Brinkley wrote in an excerpt obtained by Fox News Digital. "I did everything for our marriage, constantly working to make myself, our home, and everything around us into whatever he could possibly want or hope for. I continually told him how much I loved him, making sure he always felt adored and appreciated, because he was. "But his drinking was bigger than the both of us—booze was the other woman, and it was beginning to seem that, he preferred to be with 'her' rather than with me," Brinkley wrote. "But his drinking was bigger than the both of us—booze was the other woman, and it was beginning to seem that, he preferred to be with 'her' rather than with me." During her interview with Fox News Digital, Brinkley shared that Joel met her and his ex-girlfriend, Elle Macpherson, on the same night out. Joel went on to date Macpherson for a brief time before he became serious with Brinkley. "Elle and I met Billy on the same night, and that was the night that I thought I know I want to be friends with this guy forever, but I had other things going on in my life, but I knew I wanted to keep him as a friend. We hit it off immediately. I mean, immediately," Brinkley said. She continued, "And then when he came back into my life and he was so wonderful and I started to see him differently. And so I think it was really great to start out with a friendship and have that friendship evolve into a full-on romantic adventure." The title of Brinkley's memoir seems to be a nod to Joel's 1983 "Uptown Girl," which he has admitted to have written for Brinkley. In 2010, Joel finally confirmed that "Uptown Girl" was written about Brinkley (she did appear in the music video), although he explained that there was more to the story. "I wasn't even dating Christie when I started writing the song, I was dating Elle [Macpherson]," Joel shared on "The Howard Stern Show." He remembered a moment when he was surrounded by Brinkley, Macpherson and Whitney Houston while he was working on the song. "That's why I started writing a song called 'Uptown Girls'. It was plural. I couldn't believe, you know, the situation I was in," he said of having a bevy of beauties near him. Joel said when he and Macpherson went their separate ways, the nature of the song changed because of his relationship with Brinkley. "And then I started dating Christie and rather than it [being] about all these different girls, she became the 'Uptown Girl.' I started writing it about one person." Brinkley and Joel were married from 1985 until the model filed for divorce in 1994 and the couple share a daughter, Alexa Ray Joel. Brinkley told Fox News Digital that it wasn't easy to end her marriage to Joel. "Well, I mean, when you have a child involved, you may get those thoughts, but to walk away isn't easy. And to walk away from Billy was not easy. So it took time, but at a certain point there's one incident too many, and you just have to have a little self-preservation," Brinkley said. Both the model and musician have since moved on. In 1994, Brinkley was briefly married to Richard Taubman. She was married to Peter Cook from 1996 to 2008. They have two children together. Joel married Katie Lee in 2004 only to split in 2009. He is now married to Alexis Roderick. The couple has two daughters. Brinkley hasn't given up hope of finding romance again in her life. "I find love is the strongest thing in the whole world, and we are surrounded with love," she told Fox News Digital. "There's so many kinds of love: love for our friends, love for our families, love for nature and love for people that protect nature." "I just feel like my life is so full of love. And so I think if there's a romantic love that comes along as well, it would be wonderful. But I also feel very content and happy with the life that I have right now, and I consider my life to be very full of love," Brinkley said. Brinkley's "Uptown Girl" memoir hits the shelves on April 29.
