Missy's Sims and Stuff: The Sims 4 ~ Base Game Townie Makeovers + Maxis Match CC List

After only playing Sims sporadically for a while, I decided to return to The Sims 4 (after impulsively buying the packs I was missing without consulting my poor student bank account). My original intention was to create a family starting with a rather hideous single Sim, but with all the friendly premades and random house visits from the neighbours, I couldn't help but start tweaking and giving makeovers to the ones who befriended my Sim.

*No plastic surgery was used and all of the premades’ genetic features were left untouched. The aesthetic that I am trying to achieve in my game is a smooth Maxis Match, using clay hairs and minimal CC other than makeup and default replacements. What I have changed is solely to my personal preference. :)

Liberty Lee:
At least half of my new saves end up with Liberty and her household as friends and neighbours. While she is a wonderful, goofy and friendly Sim, there was something about her appearance that struck me as cold and panda-like in the face. Something about the round eyeliner just made her eyes seem awkward. I gave her some more playful looking hair and makeup overall, picking red lips and some nose blush. I tried to combat her cold stare by using a winged eyeliner.

Summer Holiday:
Summer is an extremely friendly Sim and usually becomes one of my Sim’s best friends with little effort. She is also extremely pretty, reminiscent of a Barbie doll. There wasn't much to tweak with her; I simply felt that warm-colour makeup would work better with her skintone, and that a wavy hairstyle could really make her seem more approachable.

Nina Caliente:
I have heard all sorts of insults thrown at Nina for her appearance, be it from forums, discussions with friends, and other blogs. In summary, people think that she’s ugly and looks like a man (which is completely not true, by the way). Nina can actually look very feminine, without any plastic surgery. I blame that melted-gloop hairstyle as the culprit for her being considered sub-par. To emphasize her femininity, I lightened the eyeshadow, and gave her big dramatic eyelashes and some more subtle lipstick.

Dina Caliente:
Nina’s twin, Dina, actually has a very angelic and sweet look to her; that horrid white lipstick just always distracted me. I've always associated light colour lips with being ill or unwell, especially with my own lips, so I’ve never really liked it very much. I tried to bring out the innate cuteness in Dina, and tried to exaggerate her doe-like eyes with some subtle eyelashes.

Katrina Caliente:
When I first played Sims 4, I was offended by Katrina. They had renamed the Caliente twins' mother, Nighat, raising her from the dead, westernizing her, making her a cougar and letting her shamelessly prance around like a mutton dressed as lamb. After she wouldn't leave my Sim alone, I realized that Katrina actually had a very elegant look to her. For Katrina, I simply made her appearance a bit more age-appropriate by using darker shades of makeup to bring out her elegance.

Zoe Patel:
The only real gripe I've ever had with Zoe is that unfortunate hairstyle that she has – it looks like some dirty chocolate fondue melted over her head. To add to the makeover, I also changed her eyeshadow from a light to a medium colour and gave her some eyelashes to bring out her eye shape. I also swapped out the super glossy lipstick for a matte one that suited her skintone a little better.

Alice Spencer- Kim:
Alice is one of those unavoidable Sims that appears on any given lot, at any given time, for any available NPC job. No matter where you go, she and her base game hairstyle will show up, either for work or for pleasure. Her look is very au natural, with no actual makeup by default. I wanted to keep her natural look but made a few tweaks. I used a very thin eyeliner to bring out her monolid eyes and used some low opacity lipstick to show off the shape of her lips. Using a warm pink subtle blush, I tried to prevent her skin from looking muddy or flat by suggesting the contours.