Have a look at the other thread here:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...t=15540&page=5
I don't know why I picked the older thread to give my reply but if you think the mesh tool is easy to use, thing again. To do any drawing using the mesh tool especially the face you need to have an understanding of the bone structure and to do that type of drawing takes planning.
Having said how hard it is to use I definitely think that Xara needs to improve it vector tools and the Mesh Tool should be one but I still think that vector brushes should be number one. Sorry that is just from my point of view.