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Okiphia Rayna

DemonEye Benefactor

Join date: 22 Sep 2007

Posts: 2,103

11-09-2007 20:23

hhmmm.. hair...hair...
So i've got my new semi-photo realistic skin from DD Designs (Good price, my shape has almost the perfect nose by coincidence lol)

And I've got my awesome clothes that I keep buying cause I'm a clothes-freak...

But I'm still wearing hair from free-dove (Panache Candie Vonta, coloured bright red)
I love this hair, but.. I'd like to find something a bit more realistic. However, I can't recall ever really seeing anything that looks realistic for hair aside from buzz cuts and such on skins... do they even exist?

EDIT:: What I mean is, the shape and such of the hair might be awesome, but textures.. almost never.. usually just a simple 'stripe' on a gennerally solid background to make it look semi-gloss... I want something more

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Maggie McArdle

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Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 2,855

11-09-2007 20:45

Armidi is my current rave about and has hair that moves beautifully. it is sculpted though so will look funny when you first put it on.

also another fave of mine is ETD

if You are budget concious Taunt. and Wilted Rose are reasonable and have really nice hair as well
also HCT, Calico, Deviant Kitties, and Analog Dog

good Luck!

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Colette Meiji

Registered User

Join date: 25 Mar 2005

Posts: 15,556

11-09-2007 20:48

Lost (naughty designs) does a good job with realisitic hair.

They use Alpha in many of the textures though which can cause some distortion if you are standing in front of other alpha channels.

Ava Glasgow

Hippie surfer chick

Join date: 27 Jan 2007

Posts: 2,172

11-09-2007 20:50

A couple of hair threads to get you started...

Prim or Flex hair, Fav designer?
/327/fa/188582/1.html

Looking for realistic hair
/327/47/171208/1.html

Susie Boffin

Certified Nutcase

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 2,151

11-09-2007 20:52

Try Goldie Locks. Her hair looks real and you might even win a free one from the lucky chairs.

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Nika Talaj

now you see her ...

Join date: 2 Jan 2007

Posts: 5,449

11-09-2007 21:02

I have tons of hair, but whenever I want to look real I end up wearing ETD or Hairapy hair.

Brenda Connolly

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Join date: 10 Jan 2007

Posts: 25,000

11-09-2007 21:39

I use ETD, Calla, and Diversity.

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Darien Caldwell

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Join date: 12 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,127

11-09-2007 22:01

I think most of the major bransds have been covered. But as a hair fanatic, I have to mention a few lesser known brands that I like:

Bleach, Cake, Kin Keiko, Zero-Style, and probably 15 others if I was logged in ;P

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Solanghe Sarlo

Gypsy Free Thinker

Join date: 19 Jul 2006

Posts: 644

11-09-2007 23:44

#1 on my list right now is zero style. ETD and "Hair by Tami McCoy" are also fab.

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Eveline Nixdorf

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Join date: 14 Jan 2007

Posts: 201

11-10-2007 00:12

Oh absolutely no question, 0 (zero) style - I wear Willow constantly. Also have a look at Cake - they have a style called Myst that induces swoons in the observer AND the wearer

Sally Silvera

live music maniac

Join date: 17 Feb 2007

Posts: 2,325

11-10-2007 02:12

Can't resist.........

Armidi is relatively new and fabulous (rumoured to be alts of other big designer, can't imagine they'd have the time tbh) lovely colours and textures and very nice momvement, but for the moment limited selection.

ETD has styles to suit everyone and the ones I've got from there are among the most used. Also some very good, relatively low prim, ones (useful for busy or laggy places).

Less well-known favourites of mine: Zero-style and HCT.

Callico for great updo's, Sirena has some lovely flexi styles with nice textures and movement. Tami McCoy has some nice ones, quite a few of them pretty low prim, though not all of them very realistic.

Just my 2c, IMHO, YMMV etc...

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Cinders Vale

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Join date: 2 Dec 2006

Posts: 272

11-10-2007 02:14

I'm a big fan of Analog Dog Hair. She does great flexi hair of which I own a number of styles. You can also buy the any of the various Color Huds to change the color of your hairstyle. I have found that I also like prim hair with some flexi. Best advice is to go to places that offer demos that you can buy, most are only a L$1. This way you can make sure you will love it on your avatar and you can delete any that you don't like.

Sheena Gelfand

Huh? Very perceptive

Join date: 31 Aug 2006

Posts: 314

11-10-2007 02:48

I am a huge fan of Gurl6 and Hair by Cher Boutique.

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Denise Bonetto

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Join date: 31 Jan 2007

Posts: 705

11-10-2007 02:51

I would recommend Cake, IMO they seem to have the most realistic looking hair

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Sally Silvera

live music maniac

Join date: 17 Feb 2007

Posts: 2,325

11-10-2007 02:55

From: Denise Bonetto

I would recommend Cake, IMO they seem to have the most realistic looking hair

Actually, I saw Cake hair in the FKNY shop yesterday and I must say it looked pretty good in the ads. Don't own any (yet?), so can't speak as to how it looks when worn.

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Denise Bonetto

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Join date: 31 Jan 2007

Posts: 705

11-10-2007 03:14

From: Sally Silvera

Actually, I saw Cake hair in the FKNY shop yesterday and I must say it looked pretty good in the ads. Don't own any (yet?), so can't speak as to how it looks when worn.

I wear Cake hair all the time, have bought other makes and put them on and only warn once as they never seem to have the natural look I like.

Treat yourself next time

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Dingthat Bellman

Stella's Mall

Join date: 19 Sep 2006

Posts: 183

11-10-2007 03:40

From: Sheena Gelfand

I am a huge fan of Gurl6 and Hair by Cher Boutique.

Yup, Hair by Cher is some of the best going by a country mile.

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Czari Zenovka

I've Had it With "PC"!

Join date: 3 May 2007

Posts: 3,688

11-10-2007 05:36

From: Cinders Vale

I'm a big fan of Analog Dog Hair. She does great flexi hair of which I own a number of styles. You can also buy the any of the various Color Huds to change the color of your hairstyle. I have found that I also like prim hair with some flexi. Best advice is to go to places that offer demos that you can buy, most are only a L$1. This way you can make sure you will love it on your avatar and you can delete any that you don't like.

Another plug for Analog Dog. That's about all the hair I wear anymore and always get compliments on it.

Cin Coage

Certified Goofball!

Join date: 30 Jun 2007

Posts: 36

11-10-2007 06:26

I looooove Analog Dog! They have great flexi hair that moves realisticly! Also my favorite hair which i wear all the time and am always getting complimented on is from Calico!

Elora Lunasea

Mrs. Llama

Join date: 28 Aug 2007

Posts: 4,828

11-10-2007 07:56

Gurl6 has been my hair of choice. I've tried a lot of the others and have had issues with fit. I guess, because of my size, I'm very small. All of theirs come in 3 sizes when you buy them and the smallest is always perfect for me. Also, the movement is very nice on them, and pretty realistic too. Great color range as well and they also give away nice freebies now and then. The only thing is they have not come out with a good curly style yet, you know, something really long and Rapunzel like, which I'm dying for. They have one in black now, but I'm a blonde, and my alt is a redhead - so, alas, I continue to wait for that.

If anyone knows any of the others which come sized similar, let me know!

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Pocket Pfeffer

Vide Cor Meum

Join date: 19 May 2007

Posts: 586

My two cents worth!

11-10-2007 08:37

Hair is probably my weakness.....I have a lot of hair from Sirena Hair & Fashions...the price is very reasonable and it looks great on....most of the newer styles now have built-in face lighting and a cool colour-changing accessory. she has some wonderful up-do's too.

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Sommerland Starostin

Registered User

Join date: 11 Jul 2007

Posts: 138

Hair...

11-10-2007 09:54

If you have a bigger head size forget about ETD, the hair won't fit right. Wish it came in different sizes because some of the styles are quite nice. I like Gurl 6 and Sirena's best of all. And Sirena's has some wonderful updo's too. And check out the monthly specials and sales at Gurl 6, I've got some great hair for cheap that way. Calla and "Hair by Tami McCoy" are also nice and I have some from there but I like my hair a bit longer than most of their styles. I wear mainly blonde hair and all these seem to have the most realistic hair in that color group. I do have SOME nice styles from Zero-Style, Cake, Goldilocks, and a beautiful one that I get loads of compliments on from Analog Dog called "Lola." Cake is good for dark hair, I hate their blonde colors. I've never looked good in any style from Deviant Kitties but I've seen it on other avi's and its looked great. Calico is nice if you're in the mood to drop some major lindens.

Sommerland Starostin

Registered User

Join date: 11 Jul 2007

Posts: 138

Hair (2)...

11-10-2007 09:59

Oh also some of the styles from Bewitched aren't bad either. .

KarlPeter Kohime

Registered User

Join date: 10 Nov 2007

Posts: 9

Wearing hair and getting bald to wear the hair?

11-10-2007 10:09

Finally bought some hair.
I try to get the bald head to then wear the hair, but I cannot get bald!
That and I'm having trouble actually finding the hair.
I went to a sand box to unpack.
yikes.

newbie to actually buying stuff

Joaz Janus

Registered User

Join date: 8 Apr 2007

Posts: 54

11-10-2007 10:14

As well as shape, I think colour is an important factor.

For Black hair..Lost ( Naughty Designs).
Some designers have lovely shapes for black hair, but it just looks like a blob of black stuff on your head, due to insufficient texturing.

For Red/Auburn ......Gurl 6.

Tami Mcoy has some very nice short styles.

I often wonder if the RL hair colour of the designers influences their "feel" for the texturing.

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Okiphia Rayna DemonEye Benefactor Join date: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 2,103	11-09-2007 20:23 hhmmm.. hair...hair... So i've got my new semi-photo realistic skin from DD Designs (Good price, my shape has almost the perfect nose by coincidence lol) And I've got my awesome clothes that I keep buying cause I'm a clothes-freak... But I'm still wearing hair from free-dove (Panache Candie Vonta, coloured bright red) I love this hair, but.. I'd like to find something a bit more realistic. However, I can't recall ever really seeing anything that looks realistic for hair aside from buzz cuts and such on skins... do they even exist? EDIT:: What I mean is, the shape and such of the hair might be awesome, but textures.. almost never.. usually just a simple 'stripe' on a gennerally solid background to make it look semi-gloss... I want something more _____________________ Owner of DemonEye Designs Custom Building and Landscaping Owner and Blogger, Okiphia's Life http://okiphiablog.blogspot.com/
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	11-09-2007 20:45 Armidi is my current rave about and has hair that moves beautifully. it is sculpted though so will look funny when you first put it on. also another fave of mine is ETD if You are budget concious Taunt. and Wilted Rose are reasonable and have really nice hair as well also HCT, Calico, Deviant Kitties, and Analog Dog good Luck! _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Colette Meiji Registered User Join date: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 15,556	11-09-2007 20:48 Lost (naughty designs) does a good job with realisitic hair. They use Alpha in many of the textures though which can cause some distortion if you are standing in front of other alpha channels.
Ava Glasgow Hippie surfer chick Join date: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 2,172	11-09-2007 20:50 A couple of hair threads to get you started... Prim or Flex hair, Fav designer? /327/fa/188582/1.html Looking for realistic hair /327/47/171208/1.html
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	11-09-2007 20:52 Try Goldie Locks. Her hair looks real and you might even win a free one from the lucky chairs. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Nika Talaj now you see her ... Join date: 2 Jan 2007 Posts: 5,449	11-09-2007 21:02 I have tons of hair, but whenever I want to look real I end up wearing ETD or Hairapy hair.
Brenda Connolly Un United Avatar Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 25,000	11-09-2007 21:39 I use ETD, Calla, and Diversity. _____________________ Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen. http://brenda-connolly.blogspot.com
Darien Caldwell Registered User Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,127	11-09-2007 22:01 I think most of the major bransds have been covered. But as a hair fanatic, I have to mention a few lesser known brands that I like: Bleach, Cake, Kin Keiko, Zero-Style, and probably 15 others if I was logged in ;P _____________________
Solanghe Sarlo Gypsy Free Thinker Join date: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 644	11-09-2007 23:44 #1 on my list right now is zero style. ETD and "Hair by Tami McCoy" are also fab. _____________________ The key to a contented life: Figure out who you are, what you are, fix what you can and make peace with the rest.
Eveline Nixdorf Registered User Join date: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 201	11-10-2007 00:12 Oh absolutely no question, 0 (zero) style - I wear Willow constantly. Also have a look at Cake - they have a style called Myst that induces swoons in the observer AND the wearer
Sally Silvera live music maniac Join date: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,325	11-10-2007 02:12 Can't resist......... Armidi is relatively new and fabulous (rumoured to be alts of other big designer, can't imagine they'd have the time tbh) lovely colours and textures and very nice momvement, but for the moment limited selection. ETD has styles to suit everyone and the ones I've got from there are among the most used. Also some very good, relatively low prim, ones (useful for busy or laggy places). Less well-known favourites of mine: Zero-style and HCT. Callico for great updo's, Sirena has some lovely flexi styles with nice textures and movement. Tami McCoy has some nice ones, quite a few of them pretty low prim, though not all of them very realistic. Just my 2c, IMHO, YMMV etc... _____________________
Cinders Vale Registered User Join date: 2 Dec 2006 Posts: 272	11-10-2007 02:14 I'm a big fan of Analog Dog Hair. She does great flexi hair of which I own a number of styles. You can also buy the any of the various Color Huds to change the color of your hairstyle. I have found that I also like prim hair with some flexi. Best advice is to go to places that offer demos that you can buy, most are only a L$1. This way you can make sure you will love it on your avatar and you can delete any that you don't like.
Sheena Gelfand Huh? Very perceptive Join date: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 314	11-10-2007 02:48 I am a huge fan of Gurl6 and Hair by Cher Boutique. _____________________ Just sitting here waiting to crash.
Denise Bonetto Registered User Join date: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 705	11-10-2007 02:51 I would recommend Cake, IMO they seem to have the most realistic looking hair _____________________
Sally Silvera live music maniac Join date: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,325	11-10-2007 02:55 From: Denise Bonetto I would recommend Cake, IMO they seem to have the most realistic looking hair Actually, I saw Cake hair in the FKNY shop yesterday and I must say it looked pretty good in the ads. Don't own any (yet?), so can't speak as to how it looks when worn. _____________________
Denise Bonetto Registered User Join date: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 705	11-10-2007 03:14 From: Sally Silvera Actually, I saw Cake hair in the FKNY shop yesterday and I must say it looked pretty good in the ads. Don't own any (yet?), so can't speak as to how it looks when worn. I wear Cake hair all the time, have bought other makes and put them on and only warn once as they never seem to have the natural look I like. Treat yourself next time _____________________
Dingthat Bellman Stella's Mall Join date: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 183	11-10-2007 03:40 From: Sheena Gelfand I am a huge fan of Gurl6 and Hair by Cher Boutique. Yup, Hair by Cher is some of the best going by a country mile. _____________________ Stella's Mall Hosting the best of the very best
Czari Zenovka I've Had it With "PC"! Join date: 3 May 2007 Posts: 3,688	11-10-2007 05:36 From: Cinders Vale I'm a big fan of Analog Dog Hair. She does great flexi hair of which I own a number of styles. You can also buy the any of the various Color Huds to change the color of your hairstyle. I have found that I also like prim hair with some flexi. Best advice is to go to places that offer demos that you can buy, most are only a L$1. This way you can make sure you will love it on your avatar and you can delete any that you don't like. Another plug for Analog Dog. That's about all the hair I wear anymore and always get compliments on it.
Cin Coage Certified Goofball! Join date: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 36	11-10-2007 06:26 I looooove Analog Dog! They have great flexi hair that moves realisticly! Also my favorite hair which i wear all the time and am always getting complimented on is from Calico!
Elora Lunasea Mrs. Llama Join date: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,828	11-10-2007 07:56 Gurl6 has been my hair of choice. I've tried a lot of the others and have had issues with fit. I guess, because of my size, I'm very small. All of theirs come in 3 sizes when you buy them and the smallest is always perfect for me. Also, the movement is very nice on them, and pretty realistic too. Great color range as well and they also give away nice freebies now and then. The only thing is they have not come out with a good curly style yet, you know, something really long and Rapunzel like, which I'm dying for. They have one in black now, but I'm a blonde, and my alt is a redhead - so, alas, I continue to wait for that. If anyone knows any of the others which come sized similar, let me know! _____________________ eloralunasea.blogspot.com Have you hugged a llama today?
Pocket Pfeffer Vide Cor Meum Join date: 19 May 2007 Posts: 586	My two cents worth! 11-10-2007 08:37 Hair is probably my weakness.....I have a lot of hair from Sirena Hair & Fashions...the price is very reasonable and it looks great on....most of the newer styles now have built-in face lighting and a cool colour-changing accessory. she has some wonderful up-do's too. _____________________ [url=http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&MerchantID=75848]My Nonsense[/url]
Sommerland Starostin Registered User Join date: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 138	Hair... 11-10-2007 09:54 If you have a bigger head size forget about ETD, the hair won't fit right. Wish it came in different sizes because some of the styles are quite nice. I like Gurl 6 and Sirena's best of all. And Sirena's has some wonderful updo's too. And check out the monthly specials and sales at Gurl 6, I've got some great hair for cheap that way. Calla and "Hair by Tami McCoy" are also nice and I have some from there but I like my hair a bit longer than most of their styles. I wear mainly blonde hair and all these seem to have the most realistic hair in that color group. I do have SOME nice styles from Zero-Style, Cake, Goldilocks, and a beautiful one that I get loads of compliments on from Analog Dog called "Lola." Cake is good for dark hair, I hate their blonde colors. I've never looked good in any style from Deviant Kitties but I've seen it on other avi's and its looked great. Calico is nice if you're in the mood to drop some major lindens.
Sommerland Starostin Registered User Join date: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 138	Hair (2)... 11-10-2007 09:59 Oh also some of the styles from Bewitched aren't bad either. .
KarlPeter Kohime Registered User Join date: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 9	Wearing hair and getting bald to wear the hair? 11-10-2007 10:09 Finally bought some hair. I try to get the bald head to then wear the hair, but I cannot get bald! That and I'm having trouble actually finding the hair. I went to a sand box to unpack. yikes. newbie to actually buying stuff
Joaz Janus Registered User Join date: 8 Apr 2007 Posts: 54	11-10-2007 10:14 As well as shape, I think colour is an important factor. For Black hair..Lost ( Naughty Designs). Some designers have lovely shapes for black hair, but it just looks like a blob of black stuff on your head, due to insufficient texturing. For Red/Auburn ......Gurl 6. Tami Mcoy has some very nice short styles. I often wonder if the RL hair colour of the designers influences their "feel" for the texturing.

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