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)
