I know I'm lazy for asking you guys this but I really don't have the energy to spend time searching through thousands of mods to find the handful that suit my needs. Basically, my character is a Necromancer who is also a practitioner of daedric magic and is in dire need of a home that suits his lifestyle. I play a Breton and if there's any mods out there that gives me better hairstyles or whatever, I would be most grateful to get some of those too. I also remember seeing a mod that was being worked on years ago that greatly improved the magic system and added spells like one that would open little portals in the sky (turning it blood red) and raining meteors down on your opponents. If anyone knows anything about that or something similar, please let me know what it is. Last but not least, I need better equipment. There's just not enough robes, shirts, pants, etc. for players like myself who prefer dark (i.e. black) clothing and definitely not enough variation in staff designs. So yeah, anything that matches all that would make me ecstatic. Of course, I'm also willing to take any suggestions for mods you guys think are worth having regardless of class.

Have a look at http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1235505-pure-mage-mods/page__p__18711278__hl__mage__fromsearch__1#entry18711278. Or http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1215739-mage-mods/page__p__18219413__hl__mage__fromsearch__1#entry18219413. Or any of a host of others I came up with just by using "mage" in the search. (titles only, Oblivion mods forum as the place to search.)

The part about raining meteors sounds like Midas Magic. Not sure if I have any suggestions for what you want though except the Race Balancing Project or COBL Races for more hairs but they come with other things or make changes you might not want.