Frances Daniels

Frances Daniels

Senior Sleep Staff Writer

Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2025 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2025 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep. Outside of Tom's Guide, she has written for Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, and Marie Claire. 

Latest articles by Frances Daniels

A close-up look at the DreamCloud Softer Topper on a pillow-top mattress.

DreamCloud finally launches a mattress topper — and it's both cooling and customizable

By Frances Daniels published

Is a DreamCloud mattress on your wish list? Get the brand's signature luxury for less with its new cooling Softer and Firmer Toppers

Mattress Toppers
A hand feels the temperature of the Helix Premium Memory Foam Mattress Topper with GlacioTex.

I’ve been testing a luxury cooling mattress topper for over 3 weeks, but I prefer this much cheaper product

By Frances Daniels published

I've tested the Helix Premium Memory Foam Mattress Topper for weeks, but here's why I prefer another cooling product

Mattress Toppers
A hand feels a latex mattress topper with a blue deals label in the foreground.

Best mattress topper deals: Up to 27% off in this month's sales

By Frances Daniels last updated

Save up to 27% on mattress toppers this August with early Labor Day deals from Brooklyn Bedding, Helix, and Tempur-Pedic.

Mattress Toppers
A stack of the best mattress toppers on top of a mattress

Best mattress toppers 2025: 11 expert-tested picks for every bed and budget

By Frances Daniels last updated

We've tested all the latest mattress toppers and rate these 11 as the best to buy in 2025 for every type of bed, whether you need extra cooling, softness, or firmness

Mattress Toppers
The Siena Memory Foam Mattress placed on a white bed frame in our blue testing bedroom

Siena Memory Foam Mattress review: Excellent support on a budget

By Alison Barretta last updated

We've retested the Siena Mattress to see if this affordable memory foam bed can deliver high quality comfort for low budgets.

Mattresses
Woman sleeping with eye mask

My 20 best tips to fall asleep quickly

By Frances Daniels published

Want to fall asleep fast? These are the 20 sleep tips that I've gathered after two years of working as a sleep writer.

Sleep
On the left, an overhead shot of a person using their laptop while sitting on their bed, a phone to one side. On the right, two mattress testers sitting on top of a mattress on a bed frame in a bedroom, discussing the comfort and quality

The 7 tricks mattress brands use to get you to buy — and what to look for instead

By Frances Daniels published

These seven mattress buzzwords may seem impressive to shoppers, but mattress testers like me know to look for these features instead...

Mattresses
A collage of sleep products for students going back to school on a blue/green gradient background including a grey Siena mattress, mattress vacuum, cooling pillow, sunrise alarm clock and purple Loop earplugs. Tom's Guide price drop logo in centre.

The best 35+ back to school sleep and dorm mattress deals — starting from $4 and chosen by recent graduates

By Ruth Jones, Eve Davies published

From bed sheets, pillows to mattresses and more — the products you actually need to sleep well at school, starting from $4 and chosen by graduates.

Mattresses
Cut-out photos of the Tempur-Adapt + Cooling Topper, the Sleepyhead Cooling Copper Topper, and the Lucid Gel Memory Foam Mattress Topper on a blue-and-white gradient background.

The best mattress toppers for college dorms 2025: expert-tested picks for students

By Frances Daniels published

We've tested plenty of mattress toppers, and these five are the best for boosting uncomfortable college dorm beds — with full reviews.

Mattresses
Awara Natural Hybrid Mattress in a bedroom

Awara Natural Hybrid Mattress review

By Alison Barretta last updated

We review the Awara Natural Hybrid Mattress to discover whether this budget-friendly, all-natural bed is good for your sleep as well as the planet

Mattresses
The Brooklyn Bedding Luxury Cooling Mattress Protector on a mattress in a white bedroom

Brooklyn Bedding Luxury Cooling Mattress Protector review 2025: Cleaner sleep for less

By Frances Daniels last updated

We test the Brooklyn Bedding Luxury Cooling Mattress Protector to find out if it delivers on its claims of excellent temperature regulation and water-resistant protection.

Pillows & Bedding
A split screen of a Japanese floor mattress on left and a mattress topper on a carpeted floor on the right.

Japanese floor mattress vs topper: which made the right temporary bed for me?

By Frances Daniels published

Both Japanese floor mattresses and bed toppers are great temporary sleep solutions, but which did I like better?

Mattresses
Natural sunlight hits the earth-toned organic bedding that covers the Avocado Extra Firm Mattress in a neutral bedroom.

Avocado launches its firmest organic mattress yet — and it’s perfect for supporting tall, heavy, and active people

By Frances Daniels published

The Avocado Extra Firm Mattress is designed to support tall and plus-sized bodies, athletes, and anyone with chronic back pain

Mattresses
A young female college student with shoulder length brown hair looks at her laptop while sitting on her dorm bed.

College dorms are full of bacteria — we asked a cleaning expert how to keep your mattress germ-free

By Frances Daniels published

A cleaning expert reveals how to keep your dorm mattress clean with DIY solutions, plus her top bedding recommendations

Mattress Care
A woman's hands lifts the corner of the Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper to reveal its underside.

Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper review: natural, responsive support for all sleep positions

By Frances Daniels published

The Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper promises cool comfort and natural plushness. I tested it for two weeks to see if it delivers...

Mattress Toppers
Two Tom's Guide testers feeling the top of the Birch Luxe Natural mattress

How to choose an organic mattress that’s actually eco-friendly, according to a sustainability expert

By Frances Daniels published

First time buying an organic mattress? Here's how to choose a sustainable bed that avoids greenwashing

Mattresses
A young flight attendant wearing navy uniform and a colourful necktie shuts a plane window so a male passenger wearing a white eye mask can get some sleep while travelling.

I asked flight attendants how to fall asleep fast on planes and get over jet lag — here are their tips

By Frances Daniels published

Flight attendants tell me how to get a good night's sleep on planes, in hotel rooms, and everywhere else...

Sleep Problems
A blue Linenspa memory foam mattress topper sits on top of a white mattress on a wooden bed frame in a light, modern bedroom. A blue deals badge is in the foreground.

Mattress toppers are a must for dorm beds — here are 5 post-Prime Day deals to shop from just $34

By Frances Daniels published

Give your dorm bed a makeover from just $34 with these cheap deals on twin and XL mattress toppers.

Mattress Toppers
A collage of sleep products including mattresses, Oura Ring, Loop earplugs, Luna weighted blanket and Coop pillow

The best Prime Day sleep and mattress deals still available, from $15 — picked by our expert team

By Lauren Jeffries last updated

The Amazon Prime Day sleep deals have ended — From our handpicked 65+ best savings, including sleep trackers, cooling bed sheets, mattresses and pillows, these 10 are still live

Sleep
A brunette woman in a white fluffy bathrobe opens white shutters to let sunlight into her rustic European hotel room.

Planning to go to Europe this summer? Travel expert shares how to sleep with no air conditioning

By Frances Daniels published

A lot of accommodation in Europe won't have air conditioning — so here's how to plan your visit so you can sleep cool without it

Sleep Problems
The Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt + Cooling Mattress Topper with a blue Prime Day deals badge in the foreground.

I don't have air conditioning — here are the 5 products I'm buying this Prime Week to keep my bedroom cool

By Frances Daniels published

I'm using Amazon Prime Week to give my sleep a cooling upgrade in the heatwaves — this are the five deals I'm shopping

Pillows & Bedding
The Helix GlacioTex Premium Mattress Topper on a mattress in a light bedroom with a Prime Day deals badge in the foreground.

7 big Prime Day cooling mattress topper deals ending tonight — beat the heat from just $38

By Frances Daniels published

Cool and soften your bed from $38 with these last chance Prime Week deals on cooling memory foam mattress toppers

Mattress Toppers
A young woman with brown hair sleeps on her side while resting her head against a pillow in a grey satin pillowcase.

Why I'm ditching my cheap satin pillowcase this summer — plus 3 cooling alternatives I'm using instead

By Frances Daniels published

Using a satin pillowcase to smooth hair and wrinkles on a budget? You may want to ditch it during heatwaves — here's why

Pillows & Bedding
The Saatva Classic, our highest rated mattress, on a bed frame in a bedroom. A Tom's guide price drop deals graphic in the top right corner

There are hundreds of mattresses on sale this week — these are the 7 deals actually worth shopping

By Frances Daniels published

Fatigued by the endless cycle of Prime Day and extended 4th of July mattress sales? These are the 7 deals I'd snap up in a heartbeat...

Mattresses
The image shows the DreamCloud Classic Hybrid mattress on a grey bed frame with a Tom's Guide 'Price drop' badge on top

DreamCloud launches huge rival Prime Day flash deal — buy a queen Classic Hybrid Mattress for just $594

By Frances Daniels published

There's an additional 15% off the new DreamCloud Classic Hybrid, an affordable luxury mattress now even cheaper with this Amazon Prime Day-beating flash deal.

Mattresses
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