Hi! This might be my last post until Monday or Tuesday. Tomorrow I go on an adventure/rescue mission. It’s top secret and I can’t tell -anyone-, let’s hope I’m successful!
LAQ have released a new line of heads called the ERA2 Line. The one I’m showcasing today is called ELLE and she’s at the Skin fair now!
I’m wearing Elle with the LAQ Elowen skin, also available at the skinfair. Above you’ll see all the tones available, in the ‘brows’ version of the skin.
Above, there’s a picture of the three pages of the LAQ huds. They respond fairly quickly, but I did find them to be quite cluttered, and a lot of the positioning of the various options didn’t make a whole lot of sense. I did like the addition of the static face poses (kinda like the axis hud, but with less options).
Things of note from a Lelutka EVOX user
* The eyes pulse. If you remember the add-on catwa eyes, this was always a function with them, and honestly it was the only reason I didn’t delete those eyes from my inventory. I LOVE this.
* There appears to be extra eyelash options – if you’re a void eyelash wearer, you’ll be familiar with the ‘third’ set that are brushed down that those eyelashes include. This seems to be an option in LAQ heads built in.
* The sweat/cry/blush options are really cute (I’ve added a video below!) and innovative!
* The material options in the hud aren’t described well. Despite standing in several lighting options on full graphics, I couldn’t really figure out the difference between them easily. There did seem to be two options that were obvious, but there are 8 buttons on the hud for materials.
* The different ear shapes are within your hud and already on your head, so there’s no need for extra attachments. I’m not really versed in things like complexity, so I’m unsure how this will affect your general day-to-day wearing of the head, or the lag that might be associated with it.
* There’s also a forked tongue option integrated into the hud/head. I tried the animations, but i’m not really sure what their purpose was, and they looked a little odd.
* The animation hud does include that little portion like a less detailed version of the Lelutka Axis hud. It was useful when taking a photo.
* ALL the animations are not fluid. There’s a little choppiness to them, which make them sub-standard in comparison to Lelutka.
* You click to apply an item, and then click to remove it. As soon as I’d figured this out, I loved it!
* When shaping the LAQ head, i found it -really- difficult to veer too far from the shape handed ‘out of the box’. It’s really not as pliable as the Lelutka heads, and with the arrival of the new Genus Morph, it’s left me feeling a little lackluster.
Overall, I really did find the hud small and cluttered. In my opinion there’s scope for improvements. By making the appearance section a separate hud similar to Lelutka, it’d then open up another page to spread out all the clutter, and make the hud more user friendly.
I sincerely hope LAQ bring out a couple of heads that are of different ethnicities, or have noticeably different shaped noses/eyeshapes and lips.
Below you can find the ‘sweat’ option on the LAQ hud in action. There’s also a ‘Cry’ option, and you have the option to use both at the same time for a ‘wet’ look.
Make it a beautiful day, Spoonies. You’re worth it.
All of the things :
Head : LAQ Era2 ~ Finest Detailed Head Elle @ The SkinFair 2024
Skin : SKIN. SupremeUHD Elowen/Bare by LAQ @ The SkinFair 2024
Hair : NOVA. Faye
Kaleidoscope. 