Replacing the necro'd thread because I was having fun reading people's thoughts and want to keep reading them :)I like doing a makeover at the adult birthday so I'll change hair and all outfits then. Sometimes I change at other times too, but I find spending a lot of time in CAS to be kind of boring.

Yes, I do change my sims' clothes and hairstyle when they age. Something more mature for their age. I can't stand seeing elder with tube tops and mini skirts in my game :D It would be nice if we had a better system for greying hair and balding. Maybe sims could start greying in the Adult stage, and you'd have to buy hair dye to change it. Same with balding for male sims, you could buy Rogaine for them.I dislike that sims' hair automatically turns grey as soon as they become Elders. It's unrealistic. It would also be nice if they had different shades of grey instead of just one.

I love doing makeover of at least hair, and usually outfits, on every age up transition. Hair in particular though, because it's just a simple fact that hair changes as one ages and the game doesn't simulate that at all. I sometimes even change the hair color of a toddler when they age from toddler to child, because that is something that does happen. My dad was super blonde as a baby and toddler, for example, but his hair transitioned to being brown in his childhood and remained that way until he passed at age 72 (there was also quite a bit of grey mixed in by that time).Shorter hairstyles for women as they approach elderly is also something I tend to do. But I also don't use the same hairstyle for every outfit for any life stage in the first place. That's just weird...not many people have the same "style" of hair when they are working out, or going to bed, as they do when they are attending a formal event....not even men do, unless they have super-short hair.

"mightysprite;d-996790" wrote:Replacing the necro'd thread because I was having fun reading people's thoughts and want to keep reading them :)I like doing a makeover at the adult birthday so I'll change hair and all outfits then. Sometimes I change at other times too, but I find spending a lot of time in CAS to be kind of boring.Depending on the style I started with, my sims get their hair cut or grow it out.My legacy founders as they aged:Andrew Colehttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51828951868_7f45c4a295_h.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51829181619_c02150512a_h.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51828955618_bcf316b49f_h.jpgElizabeth Farnsworth-Colehttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51829180739_7259aa4f4e_h.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51829181464_1827b3806a_h.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51827890892_ebf6cf8b02_h.jpgSadly, both have since passed away and their youngest son(one of a set of triplets) has also passed away after he froze to death when I wasn't active in his household.

I took inspiration from this thread and gave one of my Sims a makeover, and I like him much more for it. He's more experienced now. He wanted to be an artist but was forced into the military. He's older and more confident, so he's grown a rugged moustache and a bit more hair length - and had a wardrobe shakeup. And he's quitting the military to live the life he wants!

"bixters;c-18039027" wrote:Yes, I do change my sims' clothes and hairstyle when they age. Something more mature for their age. I can't stand seeing elder with tube tops and mini skirts in my game :D It would be nice if we had a better system for greying hair and balding. Maybe sims could start greying in the Adult stage, and you'd have to buy hair dye to change it. Same with balding for male sims, you could buy Rogaine for them.I dislike that sims' hair automatically turns grey as soon as they become Elders. It's unrealistic. It would also be nice if they had different shades of grey instead of just one. You mean TS4 doesn't have a separate clothing suite for elders like TS2 does? There, elders are a whole new category - hair, clothes, posture, simlish, appearance, the works.

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Isharell
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Whenever my sims age up I always redo their hair and clothes. Makeup too, when needed. This sometimes takes a while since I give my sims several outfits for every category.
SEREFRAS
Legend
4 years ago
I have a Snow White Legacy where I 1st had her wearing the City Living long yellow skirt with a navy blue short sleeve top. Her hair was a black curly Vintage Glamor hairstyle with a red hair accessory. Now, she's wearing the Cottage Living navy blue sweater with the yellow long skirt. Her hair is now white. She's also a Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother now. I don't have the heart to loss her, so I made her an immortal. ;)
elliandre
4 years ago
Oh I was looking for that thread to read haha. I didn't realize it was so old. Thanks for recreating it @mightysprite

Sometimes I like to keep them with a similar style even if I have different haircuts in CAS. With Cassandra, I have always kept her with two ponytails since Sims 2, so now there are so many options, like two braids, two ponytails, two buns, so all my hair for Cassandra is in this fashion lol.

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