Christy blog: Indulgent towels and bath mats

For every kind of bathing ritual, there’s a towel. Think about it, and you’ll discover it’s true. We’ve spent 170 years designing towels to suit specific needs, from the fluffiest, heavyweights to the lightest, quick-dry towels for busy homes and time-pressured mornings. Premium bath towels already have the edge if you’re looking for a spa-like feeling at home. The high-quality fabrics and construction of the towel will deliver the plushness you’d expect from the most high-end retreats. Superior absorbency, softness and a thick weighted feel are the things that make a difference. Add to this an ability to hold colour and feel just as luxurious and box-fresh time and again, with multiple washes, and you have the perfect combination. Here, we run through our top Christy picks for a plush, spa-like feeling at home, whenever your body and mind crave it. Quality counts Cotton and towelling fabric go together like a perfectly matched couple. Towels can be made from all sorts of fabrics, including fellow natural fibres like Bamboo, or synthetics like Microfibre. As an English brand, born in the ‘Cottonopolis’ of Manchester, UK, cotton has always been our hero fabric. We always use OEKO-TEX cotton, and a large part of our ever-expanding collections use high-quality, long-fibre varieties like Turkish Cotton, Egyptian Cotton and Supima® Cotton. This means every one of our towels exudes quality, durability and comfort. But what about the plushness factor? This comes down to not just the fabric used, but the weave and technology behind them. Here are our three favourite picks for utter indulgence. #1 The Renaissance Made with extra-long staple Egyptian cotton from the River Nile, we call this towel a soothing hug for the skin. The pile is longer than most, giving the Renaissance a fluffy feel. It’s also one of our original and eternally best-selling Christy towels, luxurious by design and cushiony soft with a heavier 675 GSM, which gives it that comforting, snuggly feel. It’s also extra absorbent and breathable, made with our traditional terry cotton fabric. #1 The Luxe 730 GSM (meaning, this is heavyweight) and luxurious, velvety Turkish cotton, our Luxe towel is a dense, lavish towel made for slow, mindful moments. Forget soft and bouncy, Luxe has a firmness of smooth, short-looped luxury, just like you’ll find in the most expensive resorts. Like any Christy towel, attention is paid to the details, and it has that tailored and meticulous edge. But what we want you to know right here, right now, is the feel of it. It’s made for cocoon-like, spa-worthy luxury. #1 The Supreme It has the loft and fluffiness of a luxury towel, but the Supreme is a little different to the Renaissance and Luxe. It’s still weighty, at 650 GSM and it has a short loop construction compared to the long-looped Renaissance. But the Supreme feels buttery soft and cushioned, with a bouncy plushness that blooms after washing. That’s right, thanks to our innovative and patented weave, we’ve created a towel that gets plusher after washing. For us, that’s the ultimate indulgence. Preserving plushness There are some simple ways to keep your towels fresh and fluffy. Heavyweight towels add to a sense of luxury, but they also need to be washed in the right way and aired properly to dry after use. After using, make sure you hang them up to air dry, whether that’s on your towel rail or over a hook. Wash them every 3 days or so if possible, following the guidelines on the label, and to nail it beyond that, read our quick tips for preserving plushness in our care guide. And for accessories … Every bathroom looks good with the right accessories, not only to add a sense of cohesion but to uplevel the sense of luxury. Our range of bath mats and rugs is made to pair with our beloved towels. Bath rugs are the most sumptuous choice, which will underpin a luxury theme. Thicker, larger and more cushioned, they up the ante on sumptuousness. And if you want everything to feel part of the same curated whole, choose a bath mat from your favourite Christy towel collection. Shop our collection of luxury towels, bath mats and bath rugs to spruce up your bathroom.