Shiva's Vanilla Hair Replacer SE
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 220 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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What this mod does
Changes most of vanilla hair to KS hairdo's and a few individual hairmods. I tried keeping the hair styles quite short to avoid massive
clipping. Male bald options are not edited and 9 male Orc hairs and 5 Redguard only hairs are original due to lack of good options.
5 exclusive female hairstyles for all female races
I really recommend using Invisible Headgears, since you and NPCs will be bald under helmets, hoods and hats (Circlets are fine)
This does NOT include:
Edited faces - The FaceGeoms that are with the mod are vanilla faces with the new hairstyles
Edited tintmasks - I recommend using High Quality Tintmasks for Vanilla NPCs
Snow Elf hairs - Not touched
Dremora hairs - Not touched
Khajiit hairs - Not touched
Argonian hairs - Not touched
Child hairs - Not touched - Though I recommend having The Kids Are Alright SE
Optional FaceGeom Patches (These are needed if you use any of these mods)
[]Ambriel - The Lost Princess
[]Amorous Adventure
[]Arthmoor - Unoffical Skyrim Special Edition Patch
[]Arthmoor - Cutting Room Floor
[]Arthmoor - Alternate Start - Live Anther Life
[]Arthmoor - Village mods - Darkwater Crossing, Keld-Nar, Kynsgrove, Shor's Stone, Rorikstead, Telengard and Helarchen Creek
[]Arthmoor - Open Cities
[]Arthmoor - Provincial Courier Service
[]Aurora Village
[]Beyond Reach
[]Beyond Skyrim - Bruma SE
[]Better Tel Mithryn
[]Blackthorn - Buildable Town
[]Buxom Wench Yuriana
[]Carriage & Ferry Travel Overhaul
[]Dawn of Skyrim
[]Diverse Guards Skyrim
[]Dragonborn Village
[]EEKs Arcadia's Cauldron SSE
[]EEKs Whiterun Interiors SSE
[]Falskaar
[]Flower Girls SE + Flower Girls Adventures
[]Glorious Fort Dawnguard
[]Granite Hill
[]Greater Skaal Village
[]Herds
[]Helgen Reborn
[]Immersive College NPCs
[*]Immersive College of Winterhold
Shiva's Vanilla Hair Replacer SE swaps most vanilla hairstyles with KS Hairdos and select individual hair mods, leaving male bald options untouched and preserving 9 Orc and 5 Redguard hairs due to lack of good alternatives. It includes patches for popular mods. A popular cosmetic overhaul with nearly 6,000 endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 5,933 endorsements and nearly half a million downloads.
- Brings high-quality KS Hairdos to vanilla NPCs, making everyone look better without overhauling the whole game.
- Patches for popular mods mean you can use it alongside other overhauls without conflicts.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2021 — might have compatibility issues with newer mods or game updates.
- Some hair styles (Orc and Redguard) are left vanilla, so those races won't get the full visual upgrade.
- Requires patches for other mods, which adds extra setup steps if you run a heavily modded load order.
For Skyrim players who want NPCs to look better with high-quality hair without replacing the entire game. If you're tired of the same old vanilla hairstyles and want a simple, popular fix, this is for you. Skip if you want lore-friendly or immersive hair — KS Hairdos are stylish and modern, not exactly lore-accurate.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage patches easily.
- Check the mod page for the list of patches and download the ones that match your other mods.
- If you're using an ENB or texture mods, test in a new game or a save before committing to see if the hair looks right.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Shiva182
- Version
- 2.2.1
- Downloads
- 482,622
- Endorsements
- 5,933
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 1/29/2017
- Updated
- 6/12/2021
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