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I have tried so-called silk pillowcases and haven’t been happy so I’m giving this a try.","reviewer_name":"Heather G."},{"date":"December 23, 2024","title":"Faux silk Pillowcase","rating":5,"content":"Nice and soft. 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Je le recommande.","reviewer_name":"Dorothee B."},{"date":"March 12, 2025","title":"Taie d’oreiller fantastique","rating":5,"content":"Je suis une habituée de ces taies d’oreiller sur conseil de mon dermatologue car j’ai une peau très sèche et ça aide.","reviewer_name":"Yvette D."},{"date":"April 22, 2025","title":"douce","rating":5,"content":"j'aurais aimé y appliqué mon solde cadeau mais je n'ai pas été capable.","reviewer_name":"Christine T."},{"date":"December 3, 2025","title":"Satisfaction","rating":5,"content":"Douce, fraîche parfaite pour moi","reviewer_name":"Solange R."},{"date":"December 7, 2025","title":"Taie soyeuse","rating":5,"content":"Soyeux , mes couvre-oreillers abordables préférés.","reviewer_name":"Francine B."},{"date":"December 27, 2024","tags":["Material Quality","Value"],"title":"Merveilleux","rating":5,"content":"Super qualité","reviewer_name":"Janie-Claude S."},{"date":"June 29, 2025","title":"Taie d'oreiller façon soie","rating":5,"content":"En cadeau, pour ma petite fille, elle aime beaucoup.","reviewer_name":"Hélène C."},{"date":"January 23, 2025","title":"Taie d'oreiller en soie","rating":5,"content":"Tout simplement magique, je regrette seulement de ne pas m'en être procurer une avant!","reviewer_name":"Lise B."},{"date":"July 21, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Confort abordable","rating":5,"content":"Le confort de la soie sans le prix.","reviewer_name":"Sophie B."},{"date":"August 8, 2025","title":"Soyeuse","rating":4,"content":"Peut remplacer la pure soie et rempli son rôle","reviewer_name":"Louise B."},{"date":"February 5, 2026","title":"Douceur et confort","rating":4,"content":"Douceur et confort","reviewer_name":"Diane R."},{"date":"December 6, 2024","title":"Très confortable","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable","reviewer_name":"Annie G."},{"date":"December 17, 2025","title":"Douceur","rating":5,"content":"Três agréable et rafraîchissant","reviewer_name":"Lucie L."},{"date":"December 23, 2024","title":"🎄🎄","rating":5,"content":"👍","reviewer_name":"Catherine V."},{"date":"January 18, 2025","title":"Petite pour une oreiller queen","rating":3,"content":"Petite pour une oreiller queen","reviewer_name":"Solange D."},{"date":"December 14, 2024","title":"Glissant et mauvaise qualité","rating":1,"content":"Glissant et mauvaise qualité","reviewer_name":"Mélie B."},{"date":"February 11, 2025","title":"Façon soie","rating":5,"content":"J’adore ces oreilles,si douces et bonnes pour garder un coiffure en parfait état….","reviewer_name":"Yolande T."},{"date":"December 27, 2025","title":"Parfait","rating":4,"content":"Exactement ce que decrit","reviewer_name":"Françoise B."},{"date":"June 28, 2025","title":"Tissu très mince","rating":2,"content":"Je les ai gardé mais j'aurais aimé plus épaisse et de meilleure qualité","reviewer_name":"Guylaine C."},{"date":"December 15, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Exactement ce que je cherchais","rating":5,"content":"Bon rapport qualité/prix","reviewer_name":"Louise P."},{"date":"December 19, 2025","tags":["Value"],"title":"Ok","rating":3,"content":"Pour le prix c’est ok","reviewer_name":"Brigitte S."},{"date":"August 5, 2025","title":"Nuit de reves","rating":5,"content":"Taie soyeuse","reviewer_name":"Louise G."},{"date":"December 4, 2025","title":"Elle qualité","rating":5,"content":"Je l’adore","reviewer_name":"Véronique D."},{"date":"October 31, 2025","title":"J’aime vraiment très douce et","rating":5,"content":"J’aime vraiment très douce et assez glissant pou ne pas que les cheveux reste accroché","reviewer_name":"Lisette B."},{"date":"December 12, 2024","title":"Soft and comfy faux-silk pillowcase","rating":5,"content":"Love absolutely everything about it!","reviewer_name":"Marlene M."},{"date":"December 24, 2025","title":"Comme la vraie !","rating":5,"content":"Mais à divième du prix !","reviewer_name":"sophie l."},{"date":"December 26, 2024","title":"Perfect Xmas present for family","rating":5,"content":"Perfect Xmas present for family member","reviewer_name":"Nolan A."},{"date":"December 27, 2024","title":"Confortables et douces.","rating":4,"content":"Confortables et douces.","reviewer_name":"Denyse M."},{"date":"December 1, 2025","title":"Tel que vue en ligne","rating":5,"content":"Tel que vue en ligne","reviewer_name":"Lise F."},{"date":"February 6, 2026","title":"Bien bien","rating":5,"content":"Bien bien","reviewer_name":"Suzanne D."},{"date":"December 28, 2025","title":"Drap en percale tout est","rating":5,"content":"Drap en percale tout est bien","reviewer_name":"Nicole A."},{"date":"December 12, 2024","title":"J'en ai dejas une et","rating":5,"content":"J'en ai dejas une et je suis très satisfaite ,bele alternatives entre la soie qui est dispendieuse donc J'en offre en cadeau","reviewer_name":"Suzanne D."},{"date":"January 5, 2026","title":"un peu trop petite pour l'oreiller standard","rating":3,"content":"Le fini est doux et frais, mais la taie est trop petite et glissante. 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