I love the way my charector looks. I just wish that you could hide your helm but still have it equiped if that makes sense ( sort of like how you can hide your helm in wow but still keep the stats ). My dunmer with long black hair and red war paint going from his eyes down his neck wearing leather armor just looks plain awsome....cant really see it in all it's awsomesauce with the helm.

This mod will likely be out the day the creation kit comes out. It's possibly out right now.

If your playing PC version I'm sure someone will create a mod where you can toggle on and off helmets.

I use to play WoW and I loved that feature! I agree with all my heart, I want to be able to see my bad ass Dark Elf in all her evil glory!

Yeah, it's awful that Khajiits and Argonians apparently have retractable ears and spikes.

I hate helms too. I just bite the bullet and take the stat reduction. I like the idea that vanity has consequences.

It's kind've stupid that some of the best armour perks become completely useless if you take off your helmet.

A mod will be made eventually. For now, I'm keeping my helm hotkeyed and removing it when in town or out of combat. I replace it whenever I get into a tough fight, I might leave it off for some easier fights so I can see my character's face during finishing moves.

Hopefully the mod can include perk abilities because I think I lose my heavy armor perk bonus when I take off my helmet as well.

Agree. Rather stretches any suspension of disbelief (for me anyway).

Presumably there would be helms designed to accomodate the ears/spikes of these two races, or do they just not wear helms?

Could live without the stats of wearing a helm if it didn't also mean making most armour perks useless.