The Sims 3 CAS // Meet Tori

You may know Tori Remmington from my Sim Update on the Remmington Family, but if you don't, I shall explain who she is.

Tori Remmington is the adorable daughter of Matthew and Claire Remmington. She has just started primary school (elementary school) and is making friends. She seems reasonably happy on the outside, but on the inside she is deeply concerned about her parents' divorce.

My rule with modifying appearances is that I will NOT change their hair and eye colour. Tori had the same hairstyle (Skysims 193) when she was a toddler and I felt that it fitted her perfectly. With her facial structure, I try to make it look as normal as possible. The nose still doesn't look right but it's as close as it's going to get.

I thought about the current children's fashion when I was creating this outfit for Tori. I gave her a pair of "goes-with-everything" pants and a pink top (because... girls!). With the shoes, I just gave her some "heavy duty" sneakers that will last through all the playground adventures of childhood.

Those pants are NOT leaving! Who thought that a pair of simple grey base-game pants would be so popular? Nobody did, I guess. I absolutely love this TS3 Generations shirt. I love the intricate design and how it looks so good! I also love the black boots too. The only problem with them is I have to find baggy-enough pants to cover them.

I don't really understand why anybody would let their sims wear slippers to bed. That's the only problem with slippers in The Sims 3, and the reason why every single one of my sims are always barefoot when they go to bed. Also, I love onesies!

I like getting the athletic outfit over and done with. It's not really something a person has a lot of options for. That's why I go straight to the outfits tab and I found this outfit. I'm not a big fan of floral but this was an exception because it was this or bright-coloured overalls. I chose this.

This is the only one I haven't been all stereotypical and gone with a pink alternative. Flippers just look weird on any sim so I went with the barefoot option.

Something you should know about is that I love bright colours. The brighter, the better. I just love how everything goes together perfectly like a puzzle. *sigh*

- Petra

The Sims 4 CAS // Meet Ella

Here you go guys! My first post about The Sims 4, and also my first post of a Create-A-Sim.

You should all know by now that there is a demo released of The Sims 4. However, because it isn't a completed game yet, it only allows users to play around with a fully functional CAS. Officials have even said that there will be additions to the CAS, so the CAS isn't even fully completed yet!

I have now created our model for The Sims 4, Ella.

Ella's everyday outfit is casual, so I went for a casual denim look. I didn't want any bright colours clashing with the denim so that's why the shirt is grey and the shoes are black and grey. It kind of looks like something a person would wear to get family photos done. Sort of like the whole 'white shirt and denim pants' set-up. With the make-up, I didn't put any blush or eye shadow on because Ella would be wearing this outfit for work, play and so many things that don't need eye shadow and blush.

I'll start with the make-up, I went for a "catty" look with the eye liner and eye shadow. I also applied an orange lipstick on because I've found out it gives a natural look to the lips. With the clothes I liked the monochrome stripes going on in the dress and it was way better than a fluorescent purple and green disco dress. Same with the shoes. I put long gloves on Ella:
1) because they were the only gloves available
2) because it gives a Cat Woman type of look to the whole outfit

Ella looks like a completely different person without make-up, doesn't she? With this, I kept it how I found it. I liked the funkiness of the shoes and the top and pants seemed to match enough. With the make-up, I thought what would an actual person do? Not wear any make-up! At least that would be what I'd do.

With Ella's sleep wear, I wanted something simple and something that looked comfortable. This ensemble looks quite comfortable, and it's very simple. With the Miley Cyrus-style hair, I thought about the comfort it gives. Although I don't expect in The Sims 4 for sims to have to brush their hair, it looks more normal to me having my sim have a hairstyle that won't get all knotted while she sleeps.

I know, you'd expect to see this outfit on either a pregnant sim or an adult sim. You get no to both! I liked how everything together made Ella look more mature. She may look too mature, but think of it this way. Imagine her without the blue blazer. See? Also, using the blue outfit was my excuse to not bother changing the shoes.

And there you have it! Our new model Ella has joined the MSO club! Don't worry about Rachael! She'll still be posing for all of our TS3 pictures, and Ella will be posing for all of our TS4 pictures. There will be definitely exceptions for Sim Updates and Create-A-Sims though.