Since switching to a memory foam mattress I've slept better and more deeply — but should you buy one this Black Friday?

A tom's Guide tester sitting on the Nectar Luxe memory foam mattress on a bed frame in the studio.

Spring and memory foam mattresses differ in various ways, but perhaps the most significant one is that they have completely different feels. You can expect a spring to be responsive and bouncy, while memory foam will typically hug your body and let you sink into the mattress, rather than lie on top of it.

Personally, I hate the ‘hugging’ sensation of traditional memory foam – I want to lie on top of my bed, not in it. Despite this, I still ditched my spring mattress and opted for the Nectar Luxe Memory Foam. And I’m so pleased I did.