I too wear a Giro Gila, but different models fit different shaped heads. Bell makes xcellent helmets too, I've wrecked several and been most satisfied- I'm not dead or a vegetable.
I'd go to a good shop and get fitted. If you think it's ugly or uncomfy go elsewhere, 'cause if you're gonna wear it you should think it looks sharp. Do not put up with a minimum wage moron fitting your helmet, you deserve somebody good. About $70 bucks is right, although some shops are totally overpriced. Seems pricey, until you live through your own death and realize how cheap you get off with a good helmet.
Fit is crucial- I went over the bars in a helmet that had too much space on the sides and concussed pretty badly from my head moving inside the thing. The next crash I went OTB in a Bell Pheonix and landed on the top of my skull on a steel railroad track. I got up and walked away with a black eye. The thing fit my skull shape correctly and did its job. I'd buy a major brand, Bell. Giro, but let the fit determine the model.
It's just like buying any other kind of clothes. And being picky is fine, so am I.

missliz.