The paper presents the results of an experimental programme carried out in order to measure the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) of two structured soils. Two methods of suction control were used ; the axis translation technique up to 1500 kPa and the salt solutions method for total suction values between 4 and 150 MPa. The experimental investigation included measurements of the SWCCs of the two soils when these were reconstituted and reconsolidated (termed as recomposed) in order to compare these curves with their counterparts measured on the undisturbed samples. The most important conclusions are the difficulties associated with measuring the SWCC of undisturbed samples of structured soils and the comparisons of these curves to those measured on reconstituted and reconsolidated samples of the same materials.