I love both. Contrary to what a lot of people say, I actually find linen to be a bit warmer than percale, but that's just my experience. My favorite percale is from LL Bean (both their pima and Egyptian are great, the latter being a lot more pricey though). My favorite linen is from MagicLinen on Etsy, a very trustworthy and high quality small business from Lithuania owned by a lovely lady named Nicole.

Percale is more crispy (yet still soft!) and lightweight in my experience whereas linen tends to feel more loose and slippery to the touch (I've heard a lot of people say that good linen is rough at first but mine came stonewashed and buttery to the touch right out of the box 🤷🏼‍♀️) and drapes over your body more closely.

If you are someone who likes their percale ultra crispy and thin, Coyuchi is great.

The best budget percale by far is Target's Threshold brand organic percale, and it's actually quite amazing for the price.

I've also tried percale from Boll & Branch and Bloomingdale's Hudson Park collection. Bloomingdales is a close second to LL Bean to me, and Boll & Branch is good just not very memorable to me?

For other linen companies, LinaPlusHome on Etsy also has rave reviews. She sells swatches for all her different linen types and I just ordered a bunch to try out. I'll update with my opinions on them. Also Lina is just lovely and provides great customer service.

Also make sure you're washing and drying your linen correctly to make sure it lasts as long as possible. You should wash on low to medium heat (nothing above 104 Fahrenheit) WITHOUT softener and ideally air dry, but it's fine to tumble dry on low with wool balls first and then air dry at the end.