I personally prefer maxis match bec alpha cc feels so out of place in ts4's cartoony style. While some people disliked it when the game first came out, i actually liked how cutesy the sims look, so adding hyper realistic and overly glamorous hairstyles in my game sorta breaks my immersion? (And it's also rly annoying when the maid shows up with rly glam updo). Which is weird, since i used to only exclusively use alpha cc in the sims 2, but thats mostly bec the sims themselves weren't exactly the prettiest. I do like using alpha cc makeup tho, but i try to limit myself.