Dusk&Dawn Essential

Dusk&Dawn Essential Review

The Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress is Australian made and comes in 3 firmness options (firm, medium, and plush). It also comes with a handy 100 day comfort guarantee.

The Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress forms the entry level model in the Dusk&Dawn mattress range that also includes the popular Dusk&Dawn Premiere, and the flagship Dusk&Dawn Signature Luxe.

✏️ Product summary

• Innerspring mattress
• Australian made
• 100 night comfort guarantee
• Current best price is $1,429 (queen)
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Purchase and delivery

The Dusk&Dawn Essential can be conveniently ordered online through the Dusk&Dawn website.

Delivery is free to metro areas, and Dusk&Dawn can deliver to most areas in Australia. Delivery is not available to the Northern Territory, Tasmania, and some regional areas.

As part of the delivery process, Dusk&Dawn offers a ‘white glove’ service. This involves a dedicated 2 person team that will carefully handle your mattress and place it directly into your bedroom.

Dusk&Dawn also offers an old mattress removal service, for a fee of $100 (metro locations only).

Dusk&Dawn mattress orders are made to order so delivery may take several weeks. For more information on delivery times, see our ‘Delivery information’ section further down.

You can see the full Dusk&Dawn range in ‘real life’ in our video review here:

Our Dusk&Dawn Essential arrived in immaculate condition, thanks to two thick layers of plastic wrapping. Unlike many mattresses that are purchased online, the Dusk&Dawn Essential doesn’t come compressed in a box, so you won’t need to wait for it to decompress before sleeping on it.

Aesthetically, the Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress oozes plenty of style and class. It sits 32cm high and uses a black and white colour theme with a trendy pattern on its top surface.

It also has a distinct brand label with shades of purple and red.

Mattress construction

The Dusk&Dawn Essential contains a number of layers and components. These parts include a robust spring system and enhanced edge support.

1. Comfort-Stretch Premium Fabric

The top cover of this mattress features a premium knit, high quality comfort-stretch fabric. This helps to give a soft and luxurious feel.

Combined with a 3D mesh gusset, this cover is designed to give maximum airflow and breathability.

2. Premium Dusk Air Technology

Sitting under the top fabric cover is a Dusk-Air Tech layer. This advanced formulation provides a highly breathable and ultra durable comfort layer that is designed to eliminate body impressions.

Dusk-Air Tech’s increased airflow properties offer superior moisture dissipation management with amazing thermo-regulation properties, designed to keep you warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

3. Eco-Air Comfort Technology

This foam layer is highly breathable and should help to regulate your body temperature for the ultimate sleep experience.

4. Elasta-Gel

Also included in the top comfort section of this mattress is a flexible and cool gel infused technology foam. This provides smooth pressure relief and comfort for your body. The gel cooling properties also help to keep the mattress at an optimal sleep temperature.

5. Premium High Density / High Resilience Comfort Foam

Rounding out the main comfort section is a highly breathable foam layer that enables the mattress to regulate your body temperature for the ultimate sleeping experience.

6. ISO Coil 5 Zone Pocket Spring System

The main support structure of the Dusk&Dawn Essential contains an independently encased Pocket Coil System. This contains 5 targeted zones for better body support and contouring where you need it most.

The independent pocket springs also help to minimise partner disturbance.

7. Premium Dusk&Dawn Outer Fabric Shell

The fabric on the side panels is made of a premium Dusk&Dawn fabric combination. This gives a luxurious and modern look, and has hard wearing properties.

Comfort and support

As mentioned earlier, the Dusk&Dawn Essential comes in 3 firmness options – firm, medium, or plush (soft).

The Comfort-Stretch Premium Fabric (that comes with all firmness options) feels soft, smooth, and should allow plenty of ventilation.

As you would expect, the firm version feels firm and supportive, but the comfort materials ensure that it doesn’t feel rock hard.

This version should suit most back sleepers, but it may also suit some side sleepers and stomach sleepers. Understandably, this suitability will vary between individuals.

All of our expert reviewers agreed that this firm version has a ‘firm’ feel. By majority vote, we settled on a 8 / 10 on the firmness scale (with 10 being the firmest).

Firm version

Please note that our firmness ratings are just a guide and they do not necessarily relate to comfort. Mattresses with the same firmness level can also feel quite different.

Furthermore, our firmness ratings are assigned based on Bedbuyer’s testing process and these may differ from firmness ratings given by individual companies. Mattress firmness will also vary depending on the type of bed base used.

We tested the Dusk&Dawn Essential on the Koala Paddington Bed Base which is a good quality bed base with flat panel slats.

The medium version is comfortable and offers nice pressure relief. It absorbs body weight smoothly and has an impressive comfort level in context of price.

The medium version should suit all sleeping positions (side sleepers, back sleepers, and stomach sleepers) well, but understandably its suitability will vary between each individual.

All of our expert reviewers agreed that this medium version has a comfortable, ‘medium’ feel. By majority vote, we settled on a 6.5 / 10 on the firmness scale (with 10 being the firmest).

Medium version

Again, our firmness ratings are just a guide.

As you would expect, the plush version is soft, light and comfortable.

This plush version would be most suited to side sleepers but it may also suit back sleepers and stomach sleepers. Again, this suitability will vary between individuals.

All of our expert reviewers agreed that this plush version has a ‘medium-plush’ feel. By majority vote, we settled on a 4.5 / 10 on the firmness scale (with 10 being the firmest).

Plush version

Underneath the comfort layers of the Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress, lies an ‘ISO Coil’ 5 Zone Pocket Spring System. This spring unit feels robust and well balanced.

In addition, this spring system provides excellent spinal support in all sleeping positions. It should accommodate people of all sizes, and we didn’t detect any undesirable dipping or sinking.

The spring system also isolates movement well, so partner disturbance is minimal.

The spring system in the Dusk&Dawn Essential responds well to normal sleep movements and we rated its level of responsiveness as optimal. In basic terms, this means that changing sleep positions (and intimate activities) shouldn’t be any trouble.

Please note that our responsiveness scales are just a guide and preferred responsiveness levels will vary between individuals. It’s worth noting also that innerspring mattresses are generally more responsive than foam mattresses.

The finer details

The overall build quality of the Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress is excellent. Its finishings and stitchings are of a high quality, as are the foams and fabrics.

Its outer fabric shell feels durable and the ‘3D Mesh Breathable Gusset’ around the sides of the comfort layer (for extra ventilation) demonstrate Dusk&Dawn’s attention to detail.

Edge support is sound thanks to its special firm perimeter springs. As with most mattress collections, edge support is best on the firm version.

All models in the Dusk&Dawn mattress range also have side handles, making it easy to rotate or transport the mattress. The handles themselves are strong, and are stitched into the mattress firmly.

At 32cm high, this mattress has a fairly typical height for a mattress and so standard sized sheets should fit well.

As we touched on earlier, partner disturbance is present but certainly not significant. So, a restless partner shouldn’t cause too many problems.

With that said, motion transfer may vary. A larger mattress (e.g. king size) will usually involve lower amounts of motion transfer. Partner disturbance will also depend on the size of the occupants of the bed.

A well rounded mattress that offers excellent value.

In terms of health and hygiene, the Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress is well certified. The comfort foams are certified by Global Green Tag, one of the world’s most trusted and widely recognised eco labels.

Other product components are also certified by CertiPUR-US® and OEKO-TEX® and the mattress uses Virase®, a new technology that provides an antiviral effect.

What bed base should I use?

As with most mattresses, we recommend the Dusk&Dawn Essential to be used on a bed base with flat panel slats or solid slats such as the Dusk&Dawn Liquorice Bedhead & Base.

Dusk&Dawn Liquorice Bedhead & Base

We would advise against using a bed base with flexible (posture) slats as this type of base may not provide adequate support. Ultimately, the use of an unsupportive mattress foundation may void the mattress warranty.

This mattress can be used with an adjustable (electric) bed base as this may void the warranty. Here is our full list of mattresses that are compatible with an adjustable bed base.

It’s worth noting here that mattress firmness, performance, and durability will vary with different bed bases.

Comfort guarantee and warranty

The Dusk&Dawn Essential comes with a 100 Night Comfort Guarantee (and return/refund option). This means that you can request a firmness adjustment if you are not satisfied.

For full details, please see our 100 Night Comfort Guarantee section further down.

The Dusk&Dawn Essential is also covered by a 10 year manufacturers warranty.

Available sizes

The Dusk&Dawn Essential Mattress is available in all 7 sizes (super king, king, queen, double, king single, long single and single) so it should suit all sleeping arrangements.

Its super king size option is noteworthy, as only a handful of online mattresses are available in this size.

Here are Australia’s standard bed (mattress) sizes in 2025.

Final verdict

The Dusk&Dawn Essential is a well rounded mattress that offers excellent value. Despite being the entry level mattress in the Dusk&Dawn range, this mattress would likely accommodate most people very well.

Bedbuyer’s rating:  4.6 / 5

Here are our ratings for each category:

Did you know? Bedbuyer recently announced Australia’s Top 10 Mattresses in 2025!

If you have any questions about this mattress, please leave a comment below.

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Delivery information

Delivery is available Australia wide (except to the Northern Territory and Tasmania).

Delivery is FREE to metro areas. Regional area deliveries will incur a $250 delivery charge.

Estimated delivery times:

• Victoria and New South Wales: 5-10 business days
• South Australia and Queensland: 10-14 working days
• Western Australia: 14-21 business days

Regional deliveries may take up to 2-4 weeks, based on your location. Please contact Dusk&Dawn for more up-to-date timings.

The Dusk&Dawn mattress delivery service is a white glove service. This involves a dedicated 2 person team that will carefully handle your mattress and place it directly into your bedroom. This, ensures an easy, hassle-free experience.

Additionally, Dusk&Dawn provide the option to remove your old mattress and responsibly dispose of it, saving you the trouble of dealing with its disposal.

Scheduling a delivery date

Once your handmade mattress is ready for delivery, our transport company will reach out to you.

During this communication, you’ll have the opportunity to choose a delivery date and time that best fits your schedule. This ensures a convenient and personalised delivery experience tailored to your preferences.

White glove delivery service

Our white glove delivery service is a premium offering that sets us apart.

This service includes a dedicated two-person team to handle your mattress with care. They will transport it to your desired location, place it directly on your bed base, and ensure a seamless and hassle-free experience for you.

This comprehensive white glove delivery service prioritises your comfort and convenience every step of the way.

100 Night Exchange and Trial Period

We want you to be completely satisfied with your new mattress.

For this reason, all Dusk&Dawn mattresses come with a 100 night comfort guarantee. During this time you can test your new mattress out in the comfort of your own home. You must own the mattress for a minimum of 30 nights from the date received, this will give your body the adequate time to adjust.

If between, night 31-100 you still are not satisfied with your sleep, then let us know and we will arrange to collect your mattress and adjust the firmness before returning it right back to you FREE of charge.

Do we offer a refund?

Yes we do offer a refund. But first:

1. You must go through 1 Comfort change first as per our Comfort Guarantee policy.

2. And then if you are still not happy after a further 30 nights of sleeping on it, we will happily refund your money (minus the shipping cost of $250).

Product information – Dusk&Dawn Essential

• Weight: Approx. 50 kgs (Queen mattress)
• Height: 32 cm
• Total maximum weight limit: N/A (Queen mattress)
• Spring count: 768 springs
• Wire gauge: 1.8mm Soft zone | 2.0mm Firm Zone

Certifications

Global Green Tag

All Joyce foams used in this mattress hold the Global Green Tag certification.

This certification is one of the world’s most robust, trusted and widely recognised eco labels, who independently assure that every product is tested and certified under one of the two leading certification programs that use world’s best scientific methods.

CertiPUR-US®

OEKO-TEX®

Materials

2. Premium Dusk Air Technology

Dusk-Air Tech is our advanced formulation that we’ve introduced to the Mk2 across our range replacing Premium Dusk-Air Tech. It provides a highly breathable and ultra durable comfort layer which retains our superior loft on your mattress, designed to eliminate body impressions. Dusk-Air Tech’s increased airflow properties offer superior moisture dissipation management with amazing thermo-regulation properties, designed to keep you warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Dusk-Air Tech will keep your body at an optimal sleeping temperature for a better night’s sleep.

Dusk-Air Tech’s increased airflow properties offer a superior loft and rebound recovery while providing superior moisture dissipation management. This creates amazing thermo-regulation properties, designed to keep you warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Our Dusk-Air Tech formulation uses a sustainable, bio-based microbial control solution derived from coconut oil. This provides a persistent antibacterial odour protection as well as mould and mildew resistance. Providing a cleaner and more hygienic sleeping experience for you and loved ones.

Our premium Dusk-Air Tech is manufactured right here in Australia.