“Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world. The disarray. I choose to see the beauty.”
As I played with the new LeLutka Simone 2.0 Bento Head, the quote above from Westworld kept replaying in my mind. I just celebrated my 10th year rez day in SL, and I love how advanced and beautiful everything is now. I’m grateful for the creators of SL who are serious about their craft and release outstanding quality products. With every advancement in SL (windlight, mesh, fit mesh, bento), I keep thinking that this is the best it can ever be, and then something else comes out that makes it even better!
I’m sure you’ve seen pre-release info about the LeLutka Simone 2.0 Bento Head and preview pics, so I won’t list all the features. Read the official blog post to see all the technical details. As someone who has worn a mesh head for years now, bento blows my mind because of its editing capabilities. I found a face that I loved from the previous lines of LeLutka heads, but of course I wished there were things I could tweak to make it feel more like me.
The LeLutka Bento HUD is easy to navigate, fast, and includes some bonus features like eye positioning. I’ve worn a separate eye HUD to control my mesh eyes (mostly centering and keeping it still for photos), but now that’s one less HUD to wear!
Look at these expressions! The HUD includes 24 expressions, 6 eyelid settings, parted mouth, blink, etc. If you play around with these, it’s possible to create random new expressions. I predict that there will Expression packs released in the future, so the possibilities are endless.
Eye positioning, the eyelid move with it! I used a separate eye position HUD before, but my eyelid did not move, since it was not bento.
I’m still editing my head, so you will probably see it change over time with tweaks and new skins. Is anyone else as picky as I am? In addition to having a nice front view, I also want my profile to be proportionate and pretty.
Some of my friends have asked me if they should get a bento head, and my answer is obviously yes, but do try a couple of heads from different brands before deciding. I may like LeLutka mesh heads best, but someone else may prefer the HUD/sliders and overall face shape of something else. A bento head still has restrictions, so there’s a chance you will want to tweak something but the slider won’t allow that much editing. For example, I wanted less eye crease, but at 0 setting, there’s still a lot of crease left. On other heads, I could almost squish the eye crease further, but I think sometimes allowing too much editing can deform a face. For now, I am fully committing to this Simone head, but I’m still excited for new faces that I can tweak 😀
There is a lot to say about this mesh head cos it is the best thing released in a long time! I’m super excited, and I can’t wait for all the fabulous skins and makeups that brands will release to go with this head! Do you wear a bento head now? What are some features you would like to see in a future release?
What I’m Wearing:
LeLutka Simone 2.0 Bento Head (coming soon)
Exile – Eyes On Me @ Collabor88
Glam Affair – Emily Skin (coming soon)
Blueberry – Show Time Mask, Dress, Coat, Ree Heels @ The Arcade
Mandala – Choker (Princess-dogtag), Ring
snow queen is seriously the best bright, light blonde i’ve seen yet. it’s perfect.
I read this and was like OMG Action has a blonde included in the HUD, that I feel is better than this one. I do think Exiles HUD is way too spammy . Loads of great new colors thou and ya know I be buyin em all
That is quite possibly the most gorgeous SL necklace I’ve ever seen!
I wanttttt ♥
I know right?! Makes me think of Betsy Johnson jewelry!
Yah its an adorable necklace …sadly it is NOT called GABRIELA I went to the shop and the only ones called that dont look anything like the one she is wearing : /
NVM it just wasnt showing up in area search but I looked at all the jewels and finally found it and it is sooo cute l0l
I got this hair yesterday and I absolutely adore it. I’m so happy Exile moved on huds and the new textures are awesome. There is a problem anyway because I can’t decide what color to wear xD but Raven remain my favourite and from blondes it’s Snow Queen .
Pretty dress by the way 🙂
Cute style! I really like the Pink Bubbles and White Sand shades. So many pink shades from other hair creators are really too garish looking for my liking, but Pink Bubbles looks very soft and natural. Definitely want to try it.
Moonlight is my fav solid color and my favorite blue/black texture on the grid. In the fusion packs, the new one charachoc is my 2nd fav. I can’t remember which blonde is my fav.
I think Kavar’s HUDs are the best on the grid right now with options and ease of use.