Vanilla Hair Textures for KS Hairdos
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #70 of 181 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is just a texture replacer. You'll need the actual hair models from KS Hairdos SSE, as well as whatever replacers you want that actually give them to NPCs.
I like the vanilla hair textures, so I took the vanilla hair textures and made a made a custom map that I can easily apply to hair mod textures.
Will be releasing more as I make them - typically in order of when I decide to use them on an NPC in my game. If there's a specific hair you want, let me know and I'll be sure to have it included whenever I next do an update. Currently covers ~460 KS hairstyles.
A version is also available for KS Hairdos Lite - this version is complete and covers all the hairs available in Lite.
Some hairs will look better than others, but I'm overall pleased with the results. Let me know if any styles have major issues.
(Some of the screenshots may not be of hairs from KS Hairdos, it's hard to keep track - I just took some screenshots in-game of some I've made so far. If they're from a different hair mod, they'll be released in their respective pack... eventually. I'm starting with KS since it's by far the bulk of what I've made so far.)
A retexture suite for KS Hairdos and KS Hairdos Lite, using a custom texture map derived from vanilla hair textures. Popular with 474 endorsements and over 312k downloads, last updated August 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (312k+) shows it's widely used
- Solid endorsement ratio (474 endorsements) indicates community approval
- Works with both full and Lite versions of KS Hairdos
⚠️ Cons
- No screenshots or previews in description
- May require manual installation or mod manager setup without guidance
For Skyrim players who use KS Hairdos and want a more vanilla-friendly look. If you're tired of shiny or mismatched hair textures, this is a quick fix. Skip if you prefer the original KS Hairdos textures or want more dramatic changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have KS Hairdos or KS Hairdos Lite installed first, as this mod only replaces textures.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to avoid overwriting files manually.
- If you see no change in-game, check that the mod is loaded after the main hair mod in your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- TheShiningAbsol
- Version
- 0.5
- Downloads
- 312,308
- Endorsements
- 474
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 8/11/2022
- Updated
- 8/30/2025
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