Baldur’s Gate 3: 12 Best Hair Mods (2024)

With beautiful graphics, sets of armor, and gross tentacle monsters, Baldur’s Gate 3 has many things to love, and the hair is definitely part of it. Looking at the best Baldur’s Gate 3 characters like Astarion, it doesn’t take a hair stylist to appreciate the work of this half-elf vampire’s hair. Whilst players have access to countless hair options and colors, these mods enhance the options available and make even more choices for the best hair mods in Baldur’s Gate 3.

These hair mods for Baldur’s Gate 3 are so stunning that even Astarion will be forced to give a side eye, but him finally admitting that someone has better hair than him? Removing the illithid tadpole is more likely than that ever happening.

Updated on August 5, 2024, by Jake Fillery: Whilst players can dress to impress the most desirable and unsavory of Faerun, there is one thing that is notable above clothes: a good hairstyle. It seems that every character in Baldur's Gate 3 works tirelessly on their hair before heading off into the dangerous world ahead, so why shouldn't playable characters and Tav have the same level of importance? The best hair mods in Baldur's Gate 3 will even have Astarion feeling a little catty.

11 Silver's Hair Pack

Downloads: 299,630

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• Created by: Silver

Humans, Elves, Half-Elves, Drow, Teifling, and Githyanki can rejoice, for Body Types 1 and 2 are provided with 5 new hairstyles thanks to Silver's hair mod. This mod provides players with more delicate hair, and some even feature accessories within the hair to further make them unique when compared to other companions, party members, and miscreants of Baldur's Gate 3.

All of the hairs featured in Silver's Hair pack are long and dashing, providing new looks to familiar faces, and allowing even further expression of hair designs. Whilst the hairs are made for both body types, they are intended for smaller female bodies, so some players might experience issues.

10 Tasha's Cauldron of Hairstyles

Downloads: 226,600

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• Created by: TashaWeeds

It's always exciting to get a fresh new look, especially when almost every face in Faerun looks like a model. Yet, there is a way to stand out from the crowd even more with Tasha's Cauldron of Hairstyles, as players will have the ability to add not just new hair types, but Orin and Umberlee braids to said hair.

With more braided hairstyles for every body type and race except the Dragonborn, players can have an abundance of gold and silver accessories that really allow them to flourish. Most of these hairstyles are exceptionally long, so players want to be careful not to step on their own hair.

9 Horns of Faerun

Downloads: 735,505

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• Created by: Aloija

Whilst no actual hairstyles are added to this mod, it's still definitely worth a mention, as it adds further accessories and character-building alongside hair. The Horns of Faerun are accessible by all races and body types, except the dragonborns. They allow players to enjoy an abundance of demonic horns that will have them standing out. Just be careful not to rip shirts when putting them on.

The new horns work wonderfully with races that lack the ornaments themselves, and they can really cement themselves with fashionable races like woodland elves. Character creation is heightened with these horns, allowing jewelry and accessories on the horns that provide further creative designs to flourish.

8 Yves Hair Gallery

Downloads: 183,847

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• Created by: yveslight

A mod designed to add a new collection of hair sets to diversify the styles and selections of players, this mod managed to include every gender, body type, and race. From more subtle choices to the unique, Yves Hair Gallery provides even further choices to players who are unsatisfied with the base game's hair range, or to those who simply want to try a different look on their Tav.

Whilst there isn't an abundance of hair choices, they are all compatible with every vanilla race, and the mod author has expressed interest in adding more ethnic hairstyles, so it's definitely worth keeping an eye out for the potential future that could come.

7 Mizora And Neres Hairstyle (Plus Accessories)

Downloads: 90,091

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• Created by: HeartsWires

Whilst some NPCs in Baldur's Gate 3 are less than friendly, they can certainly leave strong impressions, and that's certainly the case with Neres and Mizora, two utterly distinct characters who players will inevitably come across during their playthroughs. The first thing players might notice isn't just their distinct and devilish personalities, but their hair choice.

These characters have a rather nice set of hair, and this mod will add those hairstyles to the game, along with some accessories and headgear options to further provide a darling sense of elegance and beauty that comes with having the most ravishing locks in the lands.

6 More Dreadlocs And Curly Hairstyles

Downloads: 84,556

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• Created by: Bububull

Adding more ethnic hairstyles to Baldur's Gate 3, Bububull does a great job at bringing further diversity and life to the game thanks to these 10 new hairstyles. Players can easily create their unique OCs in the character creator thanks to the fact that these hairs are used for all races, genders and body types, and further updates help the hair mesh not to clip or be transparent.

With 10 hairstyles in the first pack, the mod author has said before that they may add more in the future, and if that's the case, then players can expect a new set of hairstyles to further their enjoyment of their looks as they roam across the fantasy lands in search of cure or power.

5 Tav’s Hair Salon

Downloads: 2,057,750

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• Created by: Toarie

Perhaps the most famous hair mod in Baldur’s Gate 3, Tav’s Hair Salon adds countless new hairs and ones that NPCs won’t have. All these hairs are unique to the player character, and players can find most hairs available for humans, elves, half-elves, drows, and tieflings for body type 1 and body type 2. Some of these hair mods are truly stunning, especially with the way some of them look on Githyanki characters.

The Tav’s Hair Salon mod adds much more creativity to the hairstyles already available in the game Players are bound to spend even more hours in the character creator as they pick through their favorite hairstyles for the many different races. Even the Dark Urge can appreciate these hairstyles.

4 Vessnelle’s Hair Collection

Downloads: 1,822,637

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• Created by: Vessnelle

With this mod from Vessnelle, players can find more hair options for the following types of characters:

• Human
• Elf
• Drow
• Githyanki (mostly female)
• Half-Elf
• Tiefling

With well over 18 hair mods, these can range from short to long, and really make the player-created character stand out more than they already do. Most of these hairs are great, but there are some truly stunning selections made available to those who choose Tiefling characters, just don't expect boss fights to admire the hair.

3 De-Accessorized NPC Hairstyles

Downloads: 246,847

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• Created by: PRISMEeos

This mod might be a simple one, but it is certainly effective. Players can install this mod to add two standalone hairstyles. However, these hairstyles may already be in the game for NPCs, but now players can select them, and without the hair accessories that some players have expressed a disinterest towards. The mod works for all races, except Dragonborn.

It might not be a library of hairs, but the lengthy braided ponytail is an adoring touch that many players might choose to wear in their playthrough, especially since it was worn by Orin.

2 Astralities’ Hair Color Supplement

Downloads: 253,142

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• Created by: Astralities

A collection of new hairs for the character creator, Astralities has brought some great new natural looks to the game, complete with matching eyebrows and eyelashes for those who seek something more colorful. Such styles and colors exist like platinum blonde and soft golden blonde, anything to auburn and more colorful looks that range from deep purples and greens.

It’s a lovely mod for those who want to enrich the colors of their hair options with more shades. There are countless new colors that players can pick on many of their character races, bringing forth more uniqueness.

1 Jerinski’s Alt Hairs

Downloads: 122,205

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• Created by: jerinski

When players first encounter goblins in Baldur’s Gate 3, they may find that their hair is fairly unique. Their often rugged and spiky hair cannot be claimed in the game, but luckily, thanks to Jerinski, the Jerinski’s Alt Hairs mod will allow players of any race and body to select some goblin and githyanki hairs, whether those are mashups or undercuts.

The mod adds some great goblin styles to characters that seek them, and it’s good for vanilla users. However, those who have invested heavily in the modding scene, will be happy to know that these hairstyles work well with custom races, like Changelings, Goblins, Aasimar, and Githzerai.

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating:96/100 Critics Recommend:98%

Platform(s)

PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X

Released

August 3, 2023

Developer(s)

Larian Studios