Do you prefer Alpha or Maxis Match CC? (Or a combo)?

The biggest reason I only use MM hairs is because Alpha hair messes with the genetics, so if you are planning on having children in your game, the genetics for their hair color is going to be messed up if the parents have Alpha hair. I actually really loved Alpha hairs in the Sims 3, and used it almost exclusively, but in that game the hair color genetics remained the same whether it was an Alpha hair or MM. Plus I agree that Alpha style fit in better in Sims 3. The other issue is like LadyKyn said, a lot of Alpha CC doesn't look the same in-game as it does in preview photos, I honestly think most of it ends up having a really cheapish look to it in-game, like it ends up looking like a bad wig or something. But I love the subtlety of Alpha makeup (it's not all overly pigmented like most MM makeup is), and as Stormkeep said, some of the clothing textures look better in Alpha.