Logo Alex Mesh Head
I’m on a mesh head binge these days, just want to try them all! Although there is a big mesh head debate on every social network these days, I’m still enjoying playing with them myself. I know a lot of people don’t like them and I’m still back and forth with them myself, but it really adds to the ‘dress up’ element of Second Life. Also can’t argue about the quality factor.
This time I decided to try the Alex head from Logo. I actually DEMO’d all three mesh heads at Logo and decided that I liked Alex best. It’s a very pleasant face to look at and although I didn’t care for the skin it came with, there are some very beautiful appliers out for it already. One thing to note about the Logo mesh heads is that they are only Omega compatible, as far as I can tell. So any applier that you purchase for this head (from a different brand) is only an Omega applier, not a Logo applier, therefore you need to pick up the Omega Kit for Logo before you can use any appliers.
The Logo head is by far the most confusing head I have used so far. In fact, I was having such a difficult time with it that I had to ask plurk and flickr for help. Luckily they were able to help me sort it out. Here are some things to be aware of when using the Logo head:
- When you first purchase the head, you will get a whole bunch of boxes to choose from. You want to make sure to open the Omega default one if you are using any skin applier from another brand. I also had to open the Omega options box because my body fat is more than zero and the neck attachment in the default box is only for zero body fat.
- Once you open the required boxes, you will notice that the logo head has several pieces that you need to wear to complete the whole head. You need to wear the alpha, the face, the teeth and tongue, the eyelashes and eyelids and finally the neck. This will give you the complete head to work with.
- Once you are wearing all of the parts of the head, to apply any skin applier, you must first attach the Omega System Installer (it will attach as a HUD) and then click it once. In the local chat area, you should get messages showing all of the parts being activated. The first time I did this, it had missed the eyelashes and eyelids and that is why I was having the white blinking issue that I talked about in this plurk. If it does miss any parts like that, just click the Omega HUD again and hopefully it should work.
- After you apply the Omega HUD to the face, then you are ready to use any skin applier. I used the Noemi skin applier from YS&YS. You can also find many appliers for this head from Glam Affair, Deetalez, Verve, Pink Fuel, Izzie’s and probably more… The drawback of this head is that it doesn’t have separate layers for makeup like LeLutka or Catwa heads. So we can’t mix and match makeup, we can only wear whatever makeup is baked onto the skin by the designer. The only thing we can change though is the color of the hairbase.
Here is some pricing for you guys so you know how much you might end up spending:
- The cost of the head is L$2499. It comes with a bunch of options for skin tones, makeups and more. It also comes with Set #1 of the Avatar expressions which includes 12 eye expressions and 12 mouth expressions.
- If you decide to use the skin it comes with and need an applier for your mesh body, the store has all three major body appliers available for L$499 each.
- If you want even more expressions, there are two more sets: Set #2 and Set #3 which are L$499 each. I actually really like set #2, my favorite expressions are in that one.
- You can also purchase an option for Vampire teeth which is L$149. There are also more makeup options available for purchase too.
So that’s the total cost if you are interested in this head. I’ve been having fun with the expressions on this one for sure. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to do some live streaming soon and show you guys the expressions to both this head and the Lelutka head. DEMOs are free so take the SLurl to the Logo mainstore and try one on today!
Filed under: Mesh Head
UPDATE: After this post went up, I had a little chat with the designer, Maximillion Grant, and he gave me some more information about the mesh heads that I wanted to share. Earlier when I said you need to open the boxes for the heads, you don’t actually have to unpack any boxes. You can just right-click the bag and it’ll give you everything in folders. Second, he is planning to do a major update in about 2 weeks which will include makeup layers along with many other things. So if you purchase this head now, or already own it, in about two weeks you should get an update auto-sent to you, OR you can head down to the Logo mainstore and hit the redelivery. Keep an eye on the Logo Flickr for announcements for the update!
Credits:
1st and 2nd pic:
*Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh Head: LOGO Alex v2 Omega by Maximillion Grant
*Skin Applier: *YS&YS* Noemi Skins Applier for LOGO HEAD by Monicuzza Babenco (flickr)
*Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes – Oxidation by Ikon Innovia
*Hair: TRUTH HAIR Foxy by Truth Hawks (@ Uber) (SLurl)
*Sweater: erratic / ava – sweater / paris (maitreya) by Erratic Rain (@ Uber)
Jeans: {mon tissu} Harlow’s Cuffed Jeans (xs ) ~ Dark Wash by Anouk Spot
Pose: Del May
Location: Furillen, Love of Life
3rd pic:
*Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Onyx LeShelle
Mesh Head: LOGO Alex v2 Omega by Maximillion Grant
*Skin Applier: *YS&YS* Noemi Skins Applier for LOGO HEAD by Monicuzza Babenco (flickr)
*Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes – Oxidation by Ikon Innovia
*Hair: TRUTH HAIR Ivana by Truth Hawks
*Sweater: The Secret Store – Helena V-Neck Sweater by Maylee Oh (@ C88)
I love LOGO’s heads.Expressions are really good to make your ava look more live. Actually Chloe head from LOGO updated too with omega, expressions and skin textures. If you had Chloe before all you need to click re-delivery terminal to get updated version. Some omega compatible skins looks so great on those heads and gives unique look 🙂
Thanks for review, Berry. Glad to see your posts again
I love this mesh head this one is by far my favorite! I plan on doing a blog for it also was actually gonna do a review on it and Well you beat me to it haha! and Now Im really excited for the update I wonder if this will also allow for the omega hud to let make-up appliers work I read on a designers marketplace that for some reason right now that omega’s makeup appliers were not compatible with the logo head..I’ll have to look into that! Thanks for blogging this!
Are we talking about the complete Alex Avatar here or just a head, because i can only find the complete avatar
Thank you for the review and information. I’ve been torn for awhile between Catwa and Logo. Hopefully soon I’ll make a choice without having to buy a completely new skin.
Those heads are frankly ugly and the eyes make you look evil…… good for Halloween I guess. But hey, designers are racking it in which is the main thing ROFL
Grace, it is just called avatar, but it’s only a mesh head. There is no body that comes with it.
Waste, the beauty of SL is that we can be whatever we want to be. You may not like the heads, but many others do. As long as you are happy with your avatar, and others are happy with theirs, that’s all that matters.
Thanks for this article, Strawberry. I grabbed a bunch of demo heads today and the Logo Alex is one of the two I’m favoring. I find the demo a little confusing in that it seems to show the freckled face as either one of the settings or an extra cost option. I can’t quite tell which it is yet.
My SL partner went with a LeLutka head ( the Karin is one of my other favorites) and she has gestures that let her change the facial expressions. I can’t tell from the demo if this is something supported in the Logo heads. Have you seen that in the Logo or in other heads? That seems like a handy feature.
it is wonderful that so many talented designers are jumping on the mesh head bandwagon…i had logo mesh heads back when they first came out years ago, and i guess all i have to get the updated version is click the redelivery terminal, but by far….i cannot lie…i am a GLAM GIRL….i have spent so much money on all the heads and appliers that glam affair has put up, that i am reluctant to put another 3k on a catwa head…
i appriciate all of you bloggers who take the time to update us all on the new items out there. your one of my favorite, and thank you.
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Hello Strawberry,
I was today in Logo store to try a demo of the newest Alex.
I have Chloe and do not use it too much because I do no like so much the eyes and their expression, i am a IKON eyes lover.
I see you can use Ikon eyes in logo mesh head, could you tell me please how do you do? If I wear them, (with logo) remains the grey ball inside…i do not know what to do.
Thanks
BAbi
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I love your blog Strawberry as well as I use the your light in my preference lightsettings in SL 🙂
I have bought this LOGO head as well as the YS&YS skin and i love the face, with freckles.
THe body on the contrary is not very good looking to me, when i am close to an other avi, itt looks as if it has no shadings or glow and a bit ‘flat somehow :(((
I know you wrote other suggestions, but do you have a second favorite to YS&YS <3
Hi Sofie, my favorite body is actually from Glam Affair. I love all of the shading and texturing on her body. She has also released skins for the Logo head!
Actually if you take the time to set them up right and use the right skins there not ugly at all but rather stunning, like any mesh head it takes time and a bit of experimentation, if your no good with one mesh head however chances are you will need a pretty simple one or none at all.
Wrong. Some heads are plain ugly no matter how much time or money you spend on them.
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