I'm with you. Out of all the presets, No. 2 is the best. When I first got the game, I started out as a Breton, first preset. She looked cute, but after a month I was tired of her. Then I tried out a nord, and built my current character in about 5 minutes.
When the CK finally came out, I modded the 2nd preset, so all I had to do was pick the preset and name her. (A practice I've been doing since Fallout 3) My changes are very light actually, made the chin a little shorter, changed the hair, eyes, skin tone and makeup, and turned the brow depth slider all the way down. The Coverwomen mod does all the rest. It can make the worst looking character look good.
I did have a really good looking Redguard, I wish I could remember exactly what I did when I made her, because I can't replicate her now.