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When you were gonna be productive and make cc but your game gets corrupted🙃

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i want this to b super clear!!

jewish people speaking about antisematism is not “drama”

people saying someone is antisematic is not “bullying”

those of us who arent jewish should listen to jewish ppl instead of telling them what they can or cant be upset about! 

lets not speak over those who are affected

the same of course goes for racism, transphobia, abelism etc

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Article 1, article 2.

Tweet 1, tweet 2.

This is bad.

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if you wanna make Muslim sims this is the post for you! PART 2 HOW TO DRESS MUSLIM SIMS with pictures!

PART 1 here for all the general rules explained.

if you, after reading all this still have any questions, or want a specific cc piece in this post, or want me to find you something, or make you a themed look book send me me an ask!

now, before we get into this, we have to agree on 4 things:

1- everything in this post is sourced from actual people! i spent weeks researching and talking to sheikhs and hijabi friends around the world. so this is the base on which each group of people builds its “acceptable Muslim look” on, you might not agree with some things, because your country/family doesn’t support them, it does not make these wrong :).

2- like all religions in the world, there are different types of Muslim  followers, from the devoted followers to the non practicers and your degree of following kind of affects what you wear( i will absolutely not allow judgment on anything or anyone, if you have nothing nice to say, do as god has told you, and keep your judgment to yourself)

3- there is a HUGE difference between ARAB MUSLIMS and NON ARAB MUSLIMS, the main one being that Arabs have their own history of modesty that was there before Islam, so when the religion was introduced to Arabs the rules kind of meshed together, but these rules DID NOT transfer outside of the ARAB WORLD, its also the same for NON ARAB Muslims, you will find their history and culture altered the “dress code” of Muslims, that being said, there is no right or wrong, all of it is acceptable as long as they follow these rules ( that apply to anyone regardless of anything ): 

it is not sheer 

it does not emphasize the body silhouette

it is not extremely bright colored or  extremely decorated 

it is covering from head to ankles

it is clean and neat 

4- all of this applies, only if you are around people who are eligible for marriage, so all strangers + cousins (because you are allowed to marry your cousin in the religion). around your house thou, whether you are alone or with your parents ( or same gendered friends)  you can wear whatever you want, even if it is just underwear. 

things discussed in this essay (because it is an essay how did i write all this woah) :

1-  how to dress Muslim female sims 

types of head coverings (its not all called hijab)  w/ examples in game.

what is NOT a head covering aka confusing traditional wear with Muslim wear .

the most popular type of head covering( contrary to popular beliefs ).

 exclusive hijab wraps to Muslim communities of Africa.

mistakes simmers do when dressing  their hijabi sims. 

dressing non hijabi Muslim female sims. 

2- how to dress Muslim male sims 

what do men need to cover ( yes they need to cover a large area too).

examples on what is acceptable and what is not (looking at you speedos).

hairstyle rules ( YEP there are rules for that).

3- hair dye, piercings , tattoos ,eyebrows , beards, makeup( actually pretty simple but people confuse tradition with religion so they make it controversial)  .

4- when we all fall asleep, what do we wear? or clothes at home

5- some instagram hijabi fashionistas and make up artists for Inspo!

ok lets begin:

1- how to dress Muslim female sims 

types of head coverings (its not all called hijab) w/ examples in game :

yes, there are alot of different Islamic head covering, and no, they are not all called hijab! here are they!

*not to confuse the Shayla here with the Khaliji ( gulf area ) Shayla which is NOT A HIJAB its just their traditional wear ( more on that later ) 

AND, there are different types of hijabs styles! too many to show here, but here are some examples:

NOW IN GAME :

there is not alot of head covering cc or Muslim appropriate clothes in-game or cc wise but i tried to find them all these are by @aanhamdan93​

this is the traditional niqab, its almost always black, you cover everything from head to toe except, your eyes, you have to wear gloves to cover hands, and long boots to cover legs .

this is also niqab but modernized, this is pretty popular in non arab muslim places, they love to wear it in color with beautiful dresses! this style is becoming popular in Egypt too! again, everything is covered except the eyes, and yes some people wear make up with it, and some people do not. there is no rule for that, it depends on the person.

this is a variation of niqab, but its shorter!

this has many names and uses, depending at which country you are in, this is chador, the colorful patterned variation is usually the casual everyday variant. in Egypt this is called isdal, and its specifically used as a quick way to cover up, when you need to pray, or open the door for people but your pajamas are too revealing, we do not go out with this :D.

casual hijab! as i explained before, hijab has many different styles, and with it, you can wear more variations of clothes like pants, dresses, jumpsuits…etc. you also you have a choice whether to cover you palms and feet, or not .

this one here is by @candysims4​

this is a style of the hijab, its origin is the country of Syria! its a much slimmer version, typically worn with things that have collars, like winter coats, or some fancy dresses like this one by Sentate! 

this is a style that originated in Egypt, its main purpose was to show off earnings lol. sometimes you wear turtle neck with this since your supposed to cover the neck , but some people do not. this one is also by aanhamdan

this is the shayla style, which is becoming popular between young hijabi girls, because it fits perfectly with the comfortable relaxed look ( the style in this picture is real my friend sent me a picture of this exact look color and all!) a hoodie, and a flowy skirt, with a cute cross bag is the most popular look for the young Muslim girls!

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what is NOT a head covering aka confusing traditional wear with Muslim wear:

in the African ,Asian and Arabic gulf region, they had distinctive traditional head wear before Islam was introduced, unfortunately like everything else, the rest of the world disregarded that and lumped it all together and it became covered head = hijab .

so a turban/ African head wraps ( dhuku/ gele/ iduku) /Arabic protective head wear ( shayla) are not Islamic head wear .

here are some more examples of what is not a Islamic head covering: beret, beanies, sun hats, hoods, and variations of turbans. 

this look here is the traditional look of the gulf area,  IT IS NOT HIJAB. as you can see in the pictures the abaya ( the black farasha style (butterfly style) long jacket)can be worn with out the shayla and the shayla typically shows half of the hair  so it is not a hijab. it can be turned into a hijab by covering the front part of the hair. 

the most popular type of head covering(contrary to popular beliefs) :

i know that most non Muslims think that the niqab and burka are the most popular but they are not ! i will not get into the fact that in Islam covering the face is NOT required each to their own, but the most popular type of head covering is the HIJAB and its variants. if you meet a Muslim head covered woman, 9 times out of 10 they will have a hijab on, yep.

 and here is an in game look to the most popular look you will see in between most hijab wearing women.  

not what you expected eh?

2 exclusive hijab wraps to Muslim communities  of Africa:

as i explained before, African head wraps are not Islamic head wear but in countries ( with Muslim communities) like Egypt, Ghana, Algeria,Nigeria, morocco,Senegal, Sudan, Mali,Ethiopia Somalia,…etc, where they share a big portion of the continents ancient history, things have meshed together, producing a unique hijab variant, and they are extremely similar to traditional head wrap styles, but altered to fit the Islam rules of head cover which is to completely cover the hair. 

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mistakes simmers do when dressing  their hijab sims:

now lets talk about the sims 4 exclusively:

 lets admit it, CAS is hard anyway for regular old sims, and it could take hours to make one sim fully dressed and styled, and then you make a Muslim sim and things are instantly harder, because almost nothing is covering enough, and you as a non Muslim person are not sure if its ok, if one part of your sim is showing or not. 

but worry not my friend, i have made simple slides to show you, what is ok and what is not! 

lets observe :

the most common mistake i see with this hijab, shoulders have to be covered but don’t worry its an easy fix.

some other mistakes that you could face, you cannot show the chest, shoulder midriff, or arms with a hijab. 

no bra-lets, or tube tops, or crop tops, allowed beyond this point.

now lets do a simple exercise, how to fix things to be hijab appropriate:

just add an accessory under shirt!  

Now for bottoms lets observe:

*can you tell i was watching the good place while making these “not a girl”

no you cannot wear short skirts, or shorts, or sheer things, even if you have accessory pants under them.  “but that skirt is long you” say “it has a huge slit” i answer.. 

so to recap no short skirts, no shorts, no skinny distressed jeans, no jeggings, no slits, and no sheer stuff .

but what length of skirt is acceptable? here we go :

generally accepted length is anything from the knee and under, a real life pro tip from real hijabi peeps, you can make any skirt casual by wearing sneakers with it, and you can turn the skirt to formal by wearing long boots with them  (yes boots with a skirt gasp!! it actually looks nice so try it out!)

what about pants? lets see:

nothing tight, or body hugging, and for obvious reasons non padded distressed pants are not allowed. you can wear pants/ jeans that have a little “give” in them or wide ones, if its distressed then padded ofc .

examples for “ok” pants:

just to clarify more here are some examples of what is not allowed:

*one thing to note some people consider wearing pants all together is not allowed but the majority are ok with it and the many sheikhs i talked to said it was fine as long as its loose.

dressing non hijabi Muslim female sims.

 this is where the different rules of modesty between countries kind of overlap. the fact is some Muslim women that do not cover their hair and that’s ok.  in america or Lebanon or Malaysia for example, they  can wear shorts and tube tops, while some others in the same places do not wear these, and wear clothes that cover up. if you do not wear modest clothes you might get judged by other Muslims, and if you do you might get judged by non Muslims, that is why it really depends on where you live and where are you from, because some countries have rules against revealing clothes, that you could get jailed for wearing. another thing is that it also depends on the person, and how much they want to follow the rules of religion.

let me give an example i am a non hijabi Egyptian and i live currently in Egypt this is what i wear here 

*keep in mind that i was in collage here you can clearly tell how much my mental state went “plop” by how i dressed.

but i lived previously in another country that is more open called UAE and this is what i would wear

*got critisized here too because how dare i not hide my huge thighs ugh you really cant win.. oh what i would do to wear skirts again… 

so as you can see medium size difference, but if i wore what i wore in UAE in Egypt, i would get my ear blown off for dressing revealing-ly by family/ people. i hope this gets the point across.

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2- how to dress Muslim male sims

what do men need to cover:

just like Muslim women men also have to follow strict dress rules which are :

anything between the belly button and the knees has to be covered

clothes must be loose

 it is not sheer

 it does not emphasize the body silhouette

it is not extremely bright colored or extremely decorated 

it is clean and neat 

here is a visualization of what has to be covered:

here is THE ONLY PIECE OF CC THAT FITS ALL THIS that i could find it is a perfect example of a perfect pair of pants the cover the right area:

examples on what is acceptable and what is not :

other acceptable clothes they show a little under the belly button but its not crazy amount, in real life guys would pull these up and all would be well lol

now these are things you cannot dress a Muslim male sim in sorry but no short shorts, or speedos, or tight low pants.

hairstyle rules ( YEP there are rules for that):

a thing most men (where i live at least ) have no idea about is hair styles ,although its not complicated, there is one rule, an that is to keep all you hair one length. it can be as long as you want, or as short as you want,  the texture does not matter, just as long as you keep it one length .

one popular style, is the shaven sides, which suddenly became a trend in the Arab world. suddenly all guys had it and suddenly all guys are surprised that its not allowed! another two hairstyles not allowed are, rat-tails and Mohawks. though you can have a Mohawk, as-long as you don’t shave the sides. 

hair dye, piercings , tattoos ,eyebrows , beards, makeup

beards :

there are no rules for beards, some people will try to convince you that a beard is mandatory, but it is not you can be clean shaven, or have a big long beard, as long as it is clean and neatly trimmed.

*why are the sideburns the only one that look good on this sim what

eyebrows: 

for eyebrows you can have any shape of eyebrows as long as you do not remove them completely.

*my sims self sure looks weird without eyebrows woah

hair dye, piercings , tattoos :

there is a general rule that says you can do anything to your body as long as it does not permanently alter your looks. so that means permanent tattoos are a big no no but temporary tattoos and henna are ok, and hair dyes and piercings are ok because hair dye fades and piercing holes close up.

make up :

very debatable subject depends on the person themselves, usually uber religious people do no wear a lick of make up or change anything about them even if temporarily, still almost every one wears make up now, you might get judged for it if its too heavy or too colorful, but thats just some peoples opinions, i do recommend you check out the Muslim make up artists i have linked at the end of this to get a general idea on what is popular with Muslim girls.

*all of the things are ok ALL OF THE THINGS DONT LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHER WISE

when we all fall asleep, what do we wear? or clothes at home:

simple! wear whatever you want! unless you have guests over then you need to cover up .. but home alone or around your parents or siblings or husband or girlfriends/buddies:     

                                       WEAR.WHATEVER.YOU.WANT

OBSERVE:

*all of this is ok lol personally i either wear jeans and a tank or sort shorts and a bra there is no between just whatever my mood is about

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some instagram hijabi fashionistas and make up artists for Inspo! :

sailingnas

cilibling

ilzbaby

salmaohassan

erinleolamakeupartist

jasmineegal

nawalsari

and for a more alternative inspo 

zainab_makeupart

AND MY FAVE BILQEES AN ACTUAL QUEEN 

baitbills

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and thats it! ( i say that as if i wrote one sentence lol) 

i tried to cover everything and be as detailed as possible hopefully this makes you inspired to have more hijabi sims in your game!

bye!

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what wud this community be without shelly/savvysweet… she gives us so much and she deserves literally all the recognition !!

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All bodies are summer bodies kids ❤️

SUMMER BODY - Body Details for Fat Sims

I needed more details for my fat sims! Here is a set of body details that include rolls, cellulite, stretch marks, back fat, and arm fat. Looks great with these body presets by @vibrantpixels

10 swatches

mouth crease category

custom thumbnails

textures hand drawn by me

feel free to use in any skin blend with credit to me!

Download on Patreon (Always Free!)

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Just sharing my thoughts...

I haven’t been on here much (because adulting life is busy) but I saw something and you know what I feel like I need to say something…

So I saw something about how others feel like they are on a different level by editing their own pics without the use of reshade. Hmmm, I don’t like this “God complex” people tend to have.

So you can create stunning pictures without reshade, that’s great. Use reshade to create beautiful pictures, that’s great. Do both? That’s great. Don’t use any editing on your screenshots, that’s great too. What does it matter? Honestly, to feel that you are better than somebody else just because you can draw your own hair strands and edit your pictures without the use of reshade? Yeah no, I don’t vibe with that.

This community can be so strange at times, why make yourself look better than someone else? Why not build someone up? why not give helpful tips using editing software? Why not tell someone their screenshots are beautiful when they don’t edit it at all?

Sure your your pictures are pretty BeCaUse yOu CaN eDiT WiThOuT ReShAdE, but just shows your character. And I don’t vibe with that.

At the end of the day, nobody is better than anyone else, yes there are people who are far more advanced with editing software and create works of art. But don’t forget you started off like the rest of us, why not use your knowledge and inspire people than rather bring them down because they cant edit a picture of a sim the way you can?

At the end of the day, I joined this platform and fandom to express my love for the sims and see others brilliant stories or creative ways of creating literal art with this game. When people like this say things and act this way, in my mind it kills creativity especially those who already feel like their content on here “is not good enough”, why kill creativity when you can inspire people and help them achieve things with their creativity, or just show your support. (for those of you that feel your content isn’t enough, or isn’t good enough because you don’t use reshade. Remember that if you like what you post and what you put out the world, that’s all that matters. You are enough 🖤)

It honestly doesn’t take a minute out of your day to be a decent human being.

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I’ve been filling the glitchy sims 4 void with animal crossing....but at least my town is four stars🥺

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Specifically being a black girl from texas juneteenth means a lot to me!

Happy Juneteenth 🤎✊🏽

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itch.io is offering a 743-game bundle including night in the woods, oxenfree, and overland, for as little as $5! just skimming the list, i also see tons of lgbt+ and poc-centric games available. 100% of contributions go to NAACP legal defense and educational fund and community bail fund. if there’s a game you were already thinking of buying, spend that money here instead and get an extra 742 as a gift! 

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OK, Lets Discuss a topic that has been something that has been on my mind in recent days. Recently @grimcookies made an intriguing and informative video on the darker skin-tones and how they need to be fixed and how makeup doesn’t look as good on darker skin tones in the game. I suggest watching that video for a bit more insight.

The sad truth is, The Sims darker skin-tones aren’t made very well. They look very ashy and have no vibrancy. When the sims game initially came out in 2014, The game had little to no range for darker-skinned people, and the shades that they did have were very bad. In February of 2018, The Sims added a few more darker shades which brought the total to 10 medium to dark shades.

Those additional shades that they added, on the four darkest shades, a small patch of discoloration surrounds the nose. The existing makeup in the game also doesn’t look quite right on those new tones. For instance, adding lipstick creates an out of place line around the edges of a Sims’ lips. 

@escapingpotplant​ made fix to the additional swatches a few years ago HERE

Representation matters! We deserve to accurately show and represent ourselves. This game has shown growth in many areas but we still have a long way to go. It has been 6 years since the release of this game and we are still waiting for more representation. We shouldn’t have to rely on CC to get the representation that we deserve. For a game that prides itself on inclusivity I think that there should be a color-wheel for the sims skin-tones. There already is a color wheel for PETS in the game and I think that Sims should have the ability to do so as well. I want to start a petition to get more skins-tones that accurately represent us and our diversity. If you want to sign you can click HERE

But until then, here are some links that could be helpful If you are looking for accurate representation for your sims:

@xmiramira

 Melanin Pack, Melanin Pack 2, Baby Melanin Pack

@peacemaker-ic

The Other Side Skin-Tones

@pyxiidis

Stuck on You Skin-Tones

@siminspring

B-Natural Medium Dark, Phenomenal Warm, Phenomenal Cool

@disorganaized

Cloud Skin Tones, Cumulus Skin Tones

I hope those links help people. It is hard enough that as black people we don’t get accurately represented in the media. But this game is a LIFE simulation and I think we should be able to represent our life in an accurate way. If you want to sign the petition for a color-wheel/ more skin-tones please click HERE! We can be the change we want to see! 

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It makes me so angry when people say “I lost respect for the BLM protesters once they turned violent.” Like, alright, to start, let’s forget about the arrogance behind saying something like that, as if you are someone worthy enough to judge anyone, as if anyone needs your respect to be valid, but let’s put that aside, we’re going to put your obvious privilege and arrogance to the side, to make way for the larger picture. And, let’s also put aside the fact that most of the violence isn’t even being done by the BLM protests (they are in fact self-policing and stopping people from looting and being violent), but let’s put that to the side too, because that’s another discussion. So, we have people invalidating the BLM protests because they are being destructive, alright. Imagine, if you even can, the things black people have to swallow on a daily basis, all the disrespect and injustice thrown at them every single day of their lives. The lack of human kindnesses and courtesies that your white privilege buys you, that most white people take for granted. Imagine the destruction and violence thrust upon them everyday, emotionally and physically, by white people, how it must affect the mind and soul and heart, having to keep all that anger and sorrow and fear inside of them for years and lifetimes and generations. You can’t imagine it I’m sure, I can’t either, I have privilege but also compassion and a heart, so when I see people who have suffered for so long burning buildings, destroying objects, shouting and singing, coming together to protect each other and protest beside each other so loudly and openly and passionately for all the world to see, to finally be seen, I hope, it is, at the very least, a little cathartic to let those things they’ve been swallowing come out. If you, as a white person, feel uncomfortable right now by seeing the protests, good, you can stand to feel that way for a little while, we owe them that, at the very least. And if you, as a white person, aren’t going to love, support and protect black people through this then shut up and get out of the way because it’s not about you and your feelings right now, as hard as that might be for you to understand.

“To not have your suffering recognized is an almost unbearable form of violence.” Andrei Lankov

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FYI, POC and Black are not synonyms

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Hi! Where did you get the glossier preview from? It was so good

Hi! I edited the preview in photoshop using a screenshot from their website❤️

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I’m posting this blush and freckles as a thank you gift for all the love on the summer bed and walls! (I’ve also hopped on the glossier preview train lmao I just have too much of their stuff). The blush works the best on tan/deep skin tones (it can be used on lighter tones just keep in mind that it will be more intense/pigmented)!

These can be downloaded on SFS (with no adfly)

Horizons Blush DL

Sunset Freckles DL

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Reblogging this post to say thank you for all the love on it! I’ll have new content out soon (either later today or tomorrow!!)

A retexture/recolor of the quilted bed from seasons + some summery wall paints!

Summer Bed- 10 swatches + Plain White- Download 

Summer Walls- 10 swatches- Download

(Texture Comparison under the cut)

Keep reading

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Seb’s Friendlier Flora (S.F.F)

Outdoor plants get all the love in this game and the indoor plants just sit there… looking all nice and boring.  This mod allows you to interact with your indoor plants, keep them watered and socialized. You can even grow ur relationship with them! Perfect for any sim who loves being surrounded by plants!

- Affects all decor plants in the game - Watering gives buff - Build a relationship with ur plants - 4 different interactions 

BRAND NEW BEDSHEETS (REQUIRES LAUNDRY)

A very simple cute lil mod that gives you the interaction of changing your bedsheets. A pile of dirty laundry will spawn next to the bed and your sim will get a clean sheets buff :)

patreon download for both 

(brand new bedsheets up for tier 1′s, S.F.F up for tier 2′s!)

PUBLIC RELEASE FRIDAY 20TH OF MARCH :)

YOU MUST HAVE XML INJECTOR IN YOUR MODS FOLDER FOR THESE MODS TO WORK CORRECTLY.

I will make a separate post for the public release on 20/03 (friday)!