do you change hair with age?

"Meegie1977;15644493" wrote:
I very rarely change the men's hair when they age. But I do often change the womens. I usually have young adults and adults with long hair and I hate long hair on elders, so change it to a short bob-style hairstyle. I think most of the men's can still look age appropriate for elders. :)

Well, then, you'd hate my hair. It's hip-length. My Mom used to make me feel as if I had to have very short hair as I got older, but then when I got older, even though I did wear it very short for about six years, I decided who made up these 'rules' anyway. It's MY hair, I'll wear it the way it pleases me. LOL And still mostly red. I have a few streaks of white, here and there, but mostly on the underside. Not all people go gray/white immediately upon getting 'older'.

As for the actual topic: I have to say sometimes. As in, when I think about it. I do change out their clothing to something more age-appropriate, whatever THAT'S supposed to mean. (I know, older women like me have NO business wearing short-shorts or short skirts/dresses, for that matter and I don't. I never felt comfortable in such when I was a teen, and my level of modesty hasn't changed much.) I just wish we had more styles to choose from. Being older doesn't equate being frumpy. Not in MY book. Stylish, dignified, but NEVER frumpy, please. ;)

I've only ever played one two sims from YA to Elder but hypothetically speaking, it depends. My general rule is to change a sim's wardrobe after they've had a kid to match what would be a change in maturity and assuming a new role in life as a parent and then to change them again when they become an elder. I would probably only change the hair if it was a particularly juvenile style like the short pigtails but it would vary between sims depending on their personal style and what they are doing with their life.

I'm a detail oriented person so I do it all the time. To the point it might be over the top. For example my young adult free spirit sim might have long hair and wear a beanie but now she is in the Business career and just got promoted she goes for a smarter haircut. If her everyday hair has bangs and I want her hair tied back for her workout outfit then it HAS to be tied back hair with bangs and it has to be a similar length.

My sims hair and style will change depending on whats going on in their life. If she is a stressed mother of four her hair might always be tied back and wear casual clothes. It's just more realistic. Also depends on their personality. My perfectionist sim would never do that.

If my sims has short hair and I want to change it to a long hairstyle then I won't do it immediately but have a progression, so have slightly longer hair for a day, then longer again and so on till I feel her hair has "realistically" grown out. So basically I'm a bit of a freak lol

As they get older, their hair generally changes with time. I do this because I want all my old Sims to have grey hair and to have a smooth and realistic transition to that hair.

I also change their outfits according to their age, with the teenagers wearing more revealing and unsuitable mini skirts and the olders wearing more classy and sophisticated looks.

"basslinewild;15644528" wrote:
Usually I just leave their hairstyle the same throughout their life. The only time I really change hairstyles is when they become teens.

Same here

I change hair styles on played Sims constantly as they seek the right look for their personality at least until they reach "Adult." After that it gets more stable, especially for males as they often bald (once I decide on that they can't go back). I do have a few that basically have hair that captures them perfectly, those usually don't change.

Yes. There are some Sims that feel would keep their hair forever, but I always change their look as my sims age up. I feel since people change mostly, my sims should reflect that.

I always change the hairstyles for the sake of the feeling of progress.

Depends on the hairstyle, usually, and what life stage they're going into. I'm more likely to change lady hair than dude hair, though.

"AfterMidnight;15644484" wrote:
I do sometimes. I usually change clothing to be more age appropriate as well, so occasionally I'll change their hairstyle if I think they've outgrown it.

I do the same. I change their hair and outfits to be more appropriate with age. Plus I get bored of having the same hairstyle or outfit for too long, so I like to switch it up.