Home Essence Aurora Jacquard Total Blackout Panel

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was wary of a white black out curtain, but these did a phenomenal job. The curtain is your typical black-out curtain with 2 layers of fabric. The layer towards the room is the white fabric and behind it is a black layer of fabric. The two layers are sewn together on 3 sides (excluding the bottom) and even with normal manipulation, the black layer is not seen unless you act to separate the 2 layers. The black layer stops about 2-inches from the bottom, so that small section is the only portion of the curtain that doesn't stop light from penetrating -- but of course the bottom 2-inches should naturally extend beyond the bottom of the window so it should never be noticed. Mounting the curtains can be done with the traditional method of sliding your curtain rod through the hemmed portion of the fabric OR there are intermediate loops which can be used as well. In terms of blocking lights, it does extremely well. The most light shines into my window around 10am and I can happily say that the curtain blocked it all effortlessly!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My electricity bill had been getting out of hand, and my room would feel so hot--even at night--so I knew I had to do something. I'm so glad I tried these sleek blackout curtains! I haven't gotten my bill yet since using them but can feel the difference when I walk into my room. It's not as hot anymore, and nights are comfortable too. They work so well that I'm going to have to start waking up for real with my alarm now that I can't count on natural sunlight to blast through my room. Great investment to make my room look chic and save me some change!