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

The only Alpha CC I use is eyelashes. Pretty sure that's alpha? :/

I don’t like to force an aesthetic that doesn’t fit with the worlds the sims inhabit. If I were to go for a more “realistic” look I’d want the buildings and landscapes to match - which they won’t.

What is Maxis Match and Alpha?

I honestly think a lot of CC looks awful, so I don't use it.

"ladysweettart;c-16857678" wrote:
For me I like Maxis Match hairs, Alpha makeup, and both types of clothing.

I don't like any "replacement" things (eyes, skin overlays, etc). To me it makes sims look too different from how they're supposed to look and I don't like that

Ironically I like default skin and eyes because then all Sims have that same "look" and not just the few that you've intentionally changed. There's nothing more jarring to me than a Sim fully decked out in CC standing next to a game generated townie with absolutely no CC. :D

I have majorly cut down on CC though since the beginning.

The patch that made all my CC hair blonde made me consider getting rid of it all.
Now that I've thought about it, I will probably stay with clay. :D

Generally alpha but I wouldn't be opposed if I saw some MM I liked.

I like a nice mix from hair to clothes, I may use defaults from time to time whatever I'm in the mood for though I may regularly get rid of it all and go vanilla at random to get control of my collection.

I don't use CC, but I have a very strong preference towards Maxis Match and I've used some in the past.

I have some saves that are entirely alpha CC, some that are Maxis Match CC only and some that are CC free. For me the changed look helps to separate my games from each other and allows me to play around with all the styles.