With the new mesh feature in Second Life, we’re seeing many more designers using it in their creations. Hair is no exception, and I’ve been excited to see what would be made as soon as I heard about mesh. :)

I’ll start off this post with a new mesh hair from Alice Project.

This hair is called Sohee, and I found it on the SL Marketplace.

At first glace, it looks just like a sculpted hair. It’s pulled into a side ponytail, with the longer strands sitting both in front and behind the avatar’s right shoulder. I decided to keep the lighter color on it, instead of wearing my normal dark brown/black. The texture work is lovely and AP offers many options for darker, lighter, or wild colored tips.

So what’s the big deal about mesh? I’ll be happy to show you:

I deliberately chose a pose that was impossible with sculpt or prim hair. However mesh hair moves with the avatar, so we can see that everything remains in place against my back and chest, no matter how I move my head! With sculpts, I would have spent a long time trying to find a pose that made sure the hair didn’t stick through me.

So this is very exciting to me! I am happy to try this new feature and use a new client, if it means no more stiff hair! Additionally, the mesh is ‘rigged’ to your skull, which means that it adjusts size depending on your head size. Hopefully this means that more varied avatars can wear mesh hair, including those who RP children or other small avatars.

The down-side is that you cannot manually resize a mesh hair. It moves with your skeleton, and is firmly locked to it. This will cause a problem if you need to adjust a strand or move the hair up/down a notch. It would be impossible. Designers are trying to work around some of these issues by offering different basic options, however it may be some time before we find mesh fitting everyone.

Hair – Alice Project – Sohee – Marketplace Link – L$1 for Demo, L$200-500 for color packs.

Skin – the body co – Chocolata – In-World Link

Dress – JANE – summer maxi dress.1975.berries – In-World Link

Alice Project has out a new release called Persuasion. For more details and pictures go to the store blog.

Birth has out new releases called River and Stream. For more details and pictures of these new releases go to the store blog.

Dura has out a new release called 21. For more details and pictures go to the store blog.

Iconic Couture has new hairstyle called Nadie. For more details and picture of this new release go to the store blog.

Ploom has out a new release called Lea. For more details and pictures go to the store blog.

LoQ – Liqueur

LoQ – Sake

Alice Project – Delicate

Alice Project – Elsie II

Pose: Amacci – Model Poses, Skin: Curio – Petal Pout-Pure 2, Clothes: Jane – Lace Cami Blacks, WoE – Gracelyn Jeans Steel, Eyes: Amacci – Real Eyes Brown Big, Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

The Amara style is a ponytailed style with two ponies held in place low behind each ear.   The ponies themselves have hair wound around their place before they fall forward over the shoulders and down to the waist.  The hair in front is parted on the left with a clean wedge bang angled over the corner of the right eye.

The Amara style costs $1000L for a mega pack, $400L for an xtreme, tipped natural or all naturals pack, $150L per color pack, and the demos are $1L.

Pose: Striking Pose – City Chic 6, Skin: Exodi – Dael Kauai (Pale) – He Loves Me – Dk/C, Clothes: EMO-Tions – White Sensual, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

The Anahla style is a dual ponytail style with two thick ponies held in place just above each ear.   The hair of the ponies falls over the shoulders down the back and over the chest as well.   The bangs are parted on the far left with a wavy wedge crossing the corner of the right eye.

The Anahla style costs $1000L for a mega pack, $400L for an xtreme, tipped natural or all naturals pack, $150L per color pack, and the demos are $1L.

Pose: GEEZ – 008, Skin: Exodi – Dael Maui (DkTan) – He Loves Me – Dk/F/C, Clothes: Fashionably Dead – Seasons Hunt Babydoll, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

The Yuki style is an updo with the hair piled smoothly into a fan bun at the crown.  Two long, curly strands fall down in front of of the ears past the shoulders.   The bangs are straight cut and cross just below the brows.   Each scripted color comes in both regular and full bright wig options.

The Yuki style style costs $1000L for a mega pack, $400L for a multi pack & 20-color natural pack, $150L for a 4-color pack, and the demos are $1L. The colors include: black, blonde, brown, natural red, white, red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink, black(full bright), white(full bright), blonde(full bright), brown(full bright), natural red(full bright), red(full bright), orange(full bright), green(full bright), blue(full bright), indigo(full bright), violet(full bright), pink(full bright), tipped blonde ash light, tipped blonde black light, tipped blonde blue light, tipped blonde brown light, tipped blonde green light, tipped blonde indigo light, tipped blonde n-red light, tipped blonde orange light, tipped blonde pink light, tipped blonde red light, tipped blonde violet light, tipped blonde ash light(full bright), tipped blonde black light(full bright), tipped blonde blue light(full bright), tipped blonde brown light(full bright), tipped blonde green light(full bright), tipped blonde indigo light(full bright), tipped blonde n-red light(full bright), tipped blonde orange light(full bright), tipped blonde pink light(full bright), tipped blonde red light(full bright), tipped blonde violet light(full bright), tipped blonde ash dark tipped blonde black dark, tipped blonde blue dark, tipped blonde brown dark, tipped blonde green dark, tipped blonde indigo dark, tipped blonde n-red dark, tipped blonde orange dark, tipped blonde pink dark, tipped blonde red dark, tipped blonde violet dark, tipped blonde ash dark(full bright), tipped blonde black dark(full bright), tipped blonde blue dark(full bright), tipped blonde brown dark(full bright), tipped blonde green dark(full bright), tipped blonde indigo dark(full bright), tipped blonde n-red dark(full bright), tipped blonde orange dark(full bright), tipped blonde pink dark(full bright), tipped blonde red dark(full bright), tipped blonde violet dark(full bright), tipped black ash light, tipped black blonde light, tipped black blue light, tipped black brown light, tipped black green light, tipped black indigo light, tipped black n-red light, tipped black orange light, tipped black pink light, tipped black red light, tipped black violet light, tipped black ash light(full bright), tipped black black light(full bright), tipped black blue light(full bright), tipped black brown light(full bright), tipped black green light(full bright), tipped black indigo light(full bright), tipped black n-red light(full bright), tipped black orange light(full bright), tipped black pink light(full bright), tipped black red light(full bright), tipped black violet light(full bright), tipped black ash dark tipped black blonde dark, tipped black blue dark, tipped black brown dark, tipped black green dark, tipped black indigo dark, tipped black n-red dark, tipped black orange dark, tipped black pink dark, tipped black red dark, tipped black violet dark, tipped black ash dark(full bright), tipped black blonde dark(full bright), tipped black blue dark(full bright), tipped black brown dark(full bright), tipped black green dark(full bright), tipped black indigo dark(full bright), tipped black n-red dark(full bright), tipped black orange dark(full bright), tipped black pink dark(full bright), tipped black red dark(full bright), tipped black violet dark(full bright).

Pose: Striking Pose – Brittany Murphy 2, Skin: Chai Nova – Tone 4 [XOXO 1], Clothes: Dopplegänger
- Messina Lava Dress, Jewelry:  EarthStones – Dangle Bead Set Harvest, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes, Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

The Shizuka II style costs $1000L for a 92-color fat pack, $400L for a 28-color extreme pack & 20-color natural pack, $200L for 22-color tip packs, $150L for a 4-color pack, and the demos are $1L. The colors include: black, ash, blonde, brown, natural red, red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink, black(full bright), ash(full bright), blonde(full bright), brown(full bright), natural red(full bright), red(full bright), orange(full bright), green(full bright), blue(full bright), indigo(full bright), violet(full bright), pink(full bright), tipped blonde ash light, tipped blonde black light, tipped blonde blue light, tipped blonde brown light, tipped blonde green light, tipped blonde indigo light, tipped blonde n-red light, tipped blonde orange light, tipped blonde pink light, tipped blonde red light, tipped blonde violet light, tipped blonde ash light(full bright), tipped blonde black light(full bright), tipped blonde blue light(full bright), tipped blonde brown light(full bright), tipped blonde green light(full bright), tipped blonde indigo light(full bright), tipped blonde n-red light(full bright), tipped blonde orange light(full bright), tipped blonde pink light(full bright), tipped blonde red light(full bright), tipped blonde violet light(full bright), tipped blonde ash dark tipped blonde black dark, tipped blonde blue dark, tipped blonde brown dark, tipped blonde green dark, tipped blonde indigo dark, tipped blonde n-red dark, tipped blonde orange dark, tipped blonde pink dark, tipped blonde red dark, tipped blonde violet dark, tipped blonde ash dark(full bright), tipped blonde black dark(full bright), tipped blonde blue dark(full bright), tipped blonde brown dark(full bright), tipped blonde green dark(full bright), tipped blonde indigo dark(full bright), tipped blonde n-red dark(full bright), tipped blonde orange dark(full bright), tipped blonde pink dark(full bright), tipped blonde red dark(full bright), tipped blonde violet dark(full bright), tipped black ash light, tipped black blonde light, tipped black blue light, tipped black brown light, tipped black green light, tipped black indigo light, tipped black n-red light, tipped black orange light, tipped black pink light, tipped black red light, tipped black violet light, tipped black ash light(full bright), tipped black black light(full bright), tipped black blue light(full bright), tipped black brown light(full bright), tipped black green light(full bright), tipped black indigo light(full bright), tipped black n-red light(full bright), tipped black orange light(full bright), tipped black pink light(full bright), tipped black red light(full bright), tipped black violet light(full bright), tipped black ash dark tipped black blonde dark, tipped black blue dark, tipped black brown dark, tipped black green dark, tipped black indigo dark, tipped black n-red dark, tipped black orange dark, tipped black pink dark, tipped black red dark, tipped black violet dark, tipped black ash dark(full bright), tipped black blonde dark(full bright), tipped black blue dark(full bright), tipped black brown dark(full bright), tipped black green dark(full bright), tipped black indigo dark(full bright), tipped black n-red dark(full bright), tipped black orange dark(full bright), tipped black pink dark(full bright), tipped black red dark(full bright), tipped black violet dark(full bright).

Pose: LAP – Doot Doot, Skin: Tuli – Emily [light/1] ~ coal, Clothes: LaynieWear – Hair Fair Staff Outfit, Eyes: Gurl 6 – Silver by PopFuzz, Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

In the interest of time, during the Hair Fair we will be showing the styles and the important information. We will resume our regular blogging when the fair concludes.

The Kristen style is a medium length ponytail that is pulled high on the left side of the crown falling down the left side past the shoulder. The hair is layered throughout the pony and is held in place by hair wrapped around its base. The face is framed with choppy, razor-cut pieces that cross the brow into the eyes and around the sides to the ears. This is the perfect style for any 80s theme party.

The Kristen style costs $800L for a full 114-color wig, $200L for a 20-color natural wig, $150L for 20-color tipped wigs, $100L for 5-color, 6-color, 7-color, or 8-color wigs, and the demos are $1L. The colors included are: neutral(black, charred, gray, silver, off black, white), blonde(bleached blonde, honey blonde, light ash blonde, lightest blonde, pale blonde), brown(brown, copper, dark brown, darkest brown, light brown), red(auburn, burgundy, dark red, faded rose, red, red orange), orange(deep orange, fiery orange, golden orange, mandarin, orange), green(dark green, green, green leaves, hunter green, lime green, lymeade), blue(aqua, deep water, light blue, midnight blue, pale blue, periwinkle, sky, water), purple(blue violet, indigo, lavender, light violet, violet), pink(dark hot pink, dark pink, faded hot pink, fuchsia, mecha pink, pink), black duotone tipped with(aqua, auburn, blue, copper, dark brown, dark green, fuschia, green, honey blonde, indigo, lymeade, mecha pink, midnight, orange, red, red orange, violet, silver, white, yellow), blonde duotone tipped with(aqua, auburn, black, blue, copper, dark brown, dark green, fuschia, green, indigo, lymeade, mecha pink, midnight, orange, red, red orange, violet, silver, white, yellow), brown duotone tipped with(aqua, auburn, black, blue, copper, dark green, fuschia, green, honey blonde, indigo, lymeade, mecha pink, midnight, orange, red, red orange, violet, silver, white, yellow), natural(black, charred, gray, off lback, silver, white, bleached blonde, honey blonde, light ash blonde, lightest blonde, pale blonde, brown, copper, dark brown, darkest brown, light brown, auburn, deep orange, fiery orange, red orange), rainbow(red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

Skin: Gala – Pale Sultry Lustrebeam, Clothes: LaynieWear: 80s Costume