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Field Researcher
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#1 Old 18th Aug 2017 at 6:09 AM
Default The Subject of Hair Re-textures and Knowing What to Get
Currently combing through the Sims 3 Hairs Archives to select what to get for my game and never realized the amount of choices that have expanded for the game.
I understand that quality of re-textures is subjective to everybody differently, but it would be nice to see comparisons of different re-textures to make that choice rather than installing them and deciding in-game.

For instance, suddenly it seems since the last time I did this, July Kapo has burst out of the woodwork with many re-textures of her own. Personally, I can't tell if they're better than other's or just appear to focus on highlights in the hair.
The same goes for any number of creators out there. I know some like the shiny, some like the smooth and others go for the strange. It's just a bit of a nightmare to pick out who does what well so I can keep my duplicates to a minimum.

Anyone know if there's a way to compare? Anyone have a strong preference to a particular creator?

Thanks!
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Lab Assistant
#2 Old 18th Aug 2017 at 3:11 PM
I personally prefer matte style retexures, ala PaintMeKatty. I know a lot of people like the hyper shiny hair, and some like a bit of shine. Some even like adjust shine (I don't, because it seems reaaaaally greasy).

But I honestly think that PaintMeKatty and other matte retextures are the best and fit in with the game well.
Field Researcher
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#3 Old 18th Aug 2017 at 11:19 PM
Well now I have ANOTHER one to get stuff from. She wasn't even on the main lists... Thank you.
I've grabbed some of hers already - I like the options she provides. I agree about the matte textures. Not a fan of the shiny here, for the most part.
Alchemist
#4 Old 23rd Aug 2017 at 12:20 PM Last edited by sweetdevil : 23rd Aug 2017 at 1:23 PM.
It all depends on personal preference. It's better to have multiple people offer things (though there aren't that many active retexturers around anymore), IMO. I know Shyne, Aikea-Guinea and Shock&Shame had pretty shiny retextures. But if you're not into that, you can check out:

http://ageiha.livejournal.com/ (inactive since a long time ago)
http://beaverhausenx.tumblr.com/tagged/custom-content
http://chazybazzy.tumblr.com/
http://fanaskhe-r.tumblr.com/tagged/Hair
http://ifcasims.tumblr.com/
http://neisims.tumblr.com/
http://plumblobs.tumblr.com/tagged/downloads
https://shimydimsimss.tumblr.com/
http://simsway.tumblr.com/tagged/hair

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