Skin and skin details Obscurus-Sims. This creator is the first person that comes to mind when I think of realistic-looking CC. They create skins that are so high-quality it’s insane. They also create sliders and presets that are very necessary when creating a realistic sim. They also have a great selection of makeup and other skin details as. New Orignal Mesh For The Sims 4. Eyelash Textures Digitally Drawn By Me. Morphs properly when changing eye shape. Located Under Skin Detail (Mouth Crease) Uses The Left Bracelet Texture Space. Poly Count 224 Vertices 516. Base Game Compatible. Hq Mod CompatibleDisabled for random. 14 Custom Swatches.
There are so many players of The Sims 4 out there who just can’t handle the look of a basic sim if you keep the EA default skin. The characters in the game are extremely cartoony and many players want their creations to look more relatistic and that’s where skin mods come into play.
These default skins and skin overlays can really change the look of your newly created sims characters and make them feel entirely real, like someone you’d see down the street instead of someone who you’d see in a cartoon which can add depth to your gameplay.
There are hundreds of default skins out there, but we wanted to compile 25 of our favorite skin overlays and skin mods for The Sims 4 into an easily digestible list so you can find your new favorite skin for your new digital friends.
1. Ethereal Skin Overlay by Bill Sims
This first skin overlay is extremely realistic and will make your sims look so incredible. It has nice face detailing giving way more dimension to your sims instead of just a smooth surface.
Using the ethereal skin overlay will get your sims looking like they belong on Instagram instead of in a video game so you’ll be jealous of how gorgeous your sims are.
2. FIT Skin Overlay by Pralinesims
The FIT Skin Overlay by Pralinesims is a really great option to make your sims look so incredible. It will add tons of detail to both their body and their faces, making them look so smooth and realistic.
This skin mod is great if your sim uses the fitness skill a ton because it makes six packs on sims look so much more detailed and realistic.
3. Healthy Skin Overlay by PralineSims
If you want your sims to look extremely healthy and vibrant, the healthy skin overlay is a must have for your game. Like seriously, download it right now. It adds so much detail to your sims to make them so gorgeous.
This is a great option for a default skin replacement so your sims of all ages can be looking perfect all the time.
4. Hydra Skin Overlay by Praline Sims
The hydra skin overlay by PralineSims is so good and makes your sims look like they are HYDRATED and their skin is super soft. I wish my skin looked this good in real life sometimes.
Hydra skin can be a great option for any sim because it gives just the right amount of texture while smoothing out the vibe and making it so gorgeous.
5. Isleroux’s Default Skin Replacement
If you want a more simple default skin replacement that keeps the artistic vision of The Sims 4, but makes it look a bit less cartoony then the Isleroux Default Skin is for you.
This is a really great option if you’re just starting to dive into custom content and skin mods for The Sims 4 because its hard to jump in from 0 and this is a great starting option.
6. Lazarus Skinblend by GrimCookies
Grimcookies is an awesome custom content creator and the lazarus skin blend is a great option for a default skin replacement. This skin blend looks awesome on sims of any skin tone and adds so much dimension to their face.
This is one of the skin blends on this list that is always in my game, and makes my sims feel much more real which leads to me connecting to them on a whole different level.
7. Lucia Skin by Satanies
Thelucia skin by satanies will add a ton of dimension to your sims bodies including some interesting dimension around the belly button and highlighting on specific parts of the body.
It comes in seven different swatch colors so you have a bit of options for this skin, and it looks great on all sorts of sims.
8. Lunaria Skinblend by Nesurii
This lunaria skinblend by Nesurii will add such a beautiful highlight right under your sim’s eyes, you won’t be able to stop talking about how cute they look. Sometimes skin mods try to do too much, but this one does just the right amount.
You can make this your everyday default skin choice and all of your sims will be looking absolutely perfect, add a bit of make up and a cute outfit and your sims are ready for their new life.
9. Markus Skin Overlay by Ms Blue
If you have sims who want to focus on their fitness skill and gain some serious muscles, you’ll want to download the Markus Skin Overlay by Ms Blue. This skin will add so many extra details to fit sims and looks so good.
This is great for sims in the athletic careerand will make sure that you have crushes on the pixels that get to look that good.
10. Mary Skin by Blahberry Pancake
The Mary Skin by Blahberry Pancake will have your sims looking like real humans, instead of like a perfectly photoshopped supermodel. This is great for all sorts of sims, but only works for female sims so be aware of that before downloading.
This skin just looks like people you know, instead of people you strive to look like so it can totally make your sims feel like your family members instead of like Instagram models.
11. Mia Skin Overlay by Milarasims
TheMia Skin Overlay by MilaraSims adds some much need skin details to your sims face. This skin mod adds some dimension to your sim’s cupid’s bow and adds some detail to their under eye as well.
The great thing about this skin is that is still feels real with texture, instead of just looking airbrushed. You’ll find that this looks great on so many sims, no matter what their vibe is.
12. Mirabelle Skin Overlay by Ms Blue
If you like to see pores and skin texture on your sims, instead of the cartoon vibes from the game, you’ll want to grab the Mirabelle Skin Overlay by Ms Blue. This adds some colour to your sims eye area which is just something that happens to humans naturally.
As you can see in the image, the mirabelle skin will look gorgeous both with make up on your sim, and without, making sure they look gorgeous no matter which outfit they are wearing.
13. Papillon Skin Blend by Vivavi
If your vibe for sims is smooth and simple, the papillon skin blend by vivavi is a great option. This one doesn’t add a ton of texture, but it makes your sims nose look a bit more prominent and adds some much needed shading to the face and body.
This is a really great option for people who like more realistic sims, but not super realistic alpha sims like some of these other skin details and skin mods.
14. Powder Skin Overlay by Praline Sims
The powder skin overlay by pralinesims is absolutely gorgeous and adds so much detail to your sims. It works for all genders in the game, and all skin tones with different shades to match whichever sim you decide to use it on.
You’ll see so many gorgeous aspects like eye detailing, and torso texture that you just won’t see on a traditional sim in the game. Super gorgeous, great option for all players.
15. PS Alpha Skin Overlay by Praline Sims
The alpha skin overlay by pralinesims is very pretty and will add a bit of texture to your sim’s under eyes, giving them more dimension and making them look much more interesting than a regular sim.
There’s a ton of detailing on your sim’s body when you use the alpha skin, and it will match so well with any alpha hair and make up you use on your sims.
16. Resilient Skin Blend by Plumhead
If you love the look of a rosy cheek on your sim, the resilient skin by plumhead is a great option for you. This skin will add some nice color to your sim’s face and make them look extremely cute.
This skin looks great on teenage sims who are just coming into themselves and are growing up, or on just about any other sims.
17. Shadowboxing Freckle Set by SimReaper
Although this isn’t a default skin, adding freckles to any of the skins on this list will change the vibe of your sim entirely. The shadowboxing freckle set by simreaper is a great option for an extremely freckled face.
As someone who has always wanted freckles, this is a skin detail that I absolutely love to use on my sims to make them have my dream face. So adorable!
18. Skeleton Skin Overlays by Obj
Okay, this is a weird one. The skeleton skin overlay by OBJ just makes me laugh, so I wanted to add it to the list. If you want to add some serious weirdness to your game, this is a great option.
This skin will turn your sims into weird black and white skeletons that look very, very odd in and out of clothing. You’ll never have a realistic looking sim again!
19. Skin Details by RemusSirion
These contour skin details by remussirion are so great because they can add some facial contouring to make your sims look way more interesting. There are a variety of contour types, so you get a ton of options.
Using contour skin is a great option for making your sims look more unique, so its so nice to see creators making stuff like this.
20. Subtle Freckles & Moles by WildlyMiniatureSandwich
Another way to make your sims look extremely unique is adding freckles or moles, but most creators make these items with just about too much going on. The subtle freckles and moles are a great option if you want a sim that just has a few all over.
You can see in the image that there are small dots all over the body, including the face and back which can really make your sims super cute.
21. Sweet Scars Skin Details by Sagittariah
If you want to add more unique things to your sim’s face, the sweet scars skin detailmight be for you. This adds scars on the nose or the eye, making your sims extremely unique looking.
These types of skin mods can make your sims so interesting, and give them unique back stories to how they got these scars.
22. Toddler Skintone Set by Kai Sims
There are a lot of skin mods that work for adult sims, but not a lot of them cater to toddlers. This toddler skin tone set will add new skin to your game for just your toddlers making them look completely different than the EA default.
Having this in your game gives you many more options for your sim toddlers, making them way cuter in the process.
23. Veox Skin Overlay by Pralinesims
Praline Sims never disappoints and the veox skin overlay definitely doesn’t disappoint either. This adds some nice details to your sim’s eyes making them look much more realistic with eye options giving you even more customization.
It also adds many contours and details to your sims body which makes them feel so much more gorgeous.
24. Vitalia Blush & Highlight by Sagittariah
Although not a default skin mod, this blush and highlight is just too cute to not include. This adds some nice highlight to your sim’s cupid’s bow as well as some nose and undereye highlight.
This also adds a very popular blush trend that can make your sims look like they are always flushed and feeling gorgeous.
25. Yuki Skin by Blahberry Pancake
If you are looking for realistic and not filtered skin, Blahberry Pancakes Yuki Skin will not disappoint. This skin will add realistic pores and coloring that you’d never see in a default EA skin, making these sims look so good.
There is a huge place in my heart for skin that feels so realistic without being airbrushed, allowing you to make real people in The Sims 4 more easily.
Final Thoughts
There you have it, folks! Those are 25 skin mods for The Sims 4 that I absolutely love and have added to my game at one point or another. Having these skins in your game will change how you make sims, and even how you feel about your sims because you can connect with people who feel less like a cartoon. Happy playing!
There are a few huge aspects to The Sims 4, and one of those is creating absolutely beautiful characters that you just fall in love with. Some of the best ways to do this is to use skin modsand skin details that can change up your sims looks.
These skin details include things like freckles, eye bags and some interesting coloring that will give each and every sim you create their own unique vibe so that you aren’t creating the same character each time you play.
1. All Ages Body Freckles by Polygondolls
The first thing on this list are some body freckles that are going to work for all ages and all genders in the game. These add some gorgeous freckles to every part of your sims body, except for their face.
This is great because it adds so much detail to your sim’s body and makes them look more unique than a default sim.
2. Aurion Dimples N07 by PralineSims
Dimples are some of the cutest things you can add to your sims. Theseaurion dimples are a really great options because they are extremely well made and are so gorgeous.
An amazing thing about these is that there are 20 version of these dimples so you can choose how deep you want them to be, giving you a ton of customization for your creations.
3. Body Freckles by Rope
These body freckles by rope are a great option if you want your sim to be covered in freckles. This is great because it makes your sims look so gorgeous.
These are great because so many people in real life are covered in freckles, not just on their faces, so you can get some representation for those people in your game too.
4. Cinnamon Freckles by LadySimmer94
These cinnamon freckles are really adorable covering all of the nose and a bit of the cheeks. They are so pretty and can make any sim that much more cute.
These look great on fair skin tones and can really suit a cottagecore vibe in your game.
5. Contour Skin Details by RemusSirion
These are a great skin detail that adds contour to your sims face in 7 different ways. You can use these for many sims and give them more dimension to their faces. By default your sims don’t have much contour, so these are great.
There are 7 different versions, allowing you to choose how intense the contour will be, making each sim different.
6. Dimples N04 by PralineSims
Something that is so adorable and interesting on faces are dimples. These cheek dimples are a great option to make your sims more interesting and give them a cute vibe.
The best thing about these dimples is that there are 15 different versions of dimples for you to choose from, making each time you use them have a different vibe for your game.
7. Eyebags N4 by Seleng
An interesting way to make your sims look more interesting is to add eyebagsto them. Most people in the real world have some amount of eyebags on most days, especially when we’re tired so this is so realistic for your sims.
These are a very subtle but gorgeous eyebag for your sims that look great with a little bit of under eye make up to really make them pop.
8. Eyebags N5 by Seleng
These are a second option for a cute eyebag, with these being a little more intense than the last ones. These can really make your sims eyes pop and make them so beautiful.
These eyebags are great for any kind of sim, and can even just be applied to your sims sleepwear to make them look tired.
9. Face and Full Body Moles by Ellesmea
There is nothing I love more than a subtle set of moles or freckles to add to your sim’s face. These face and full body moles are a great choice because they add different amounts of moles on both your sim’s face and body.
These can be added to all sorts of different sims, making them all look so gorgeous. Moles are a great way to make sims unique!
10. Fiona Rose Nose Freckles by Lady Simmer 94
Some of my favorite skin details to add in the sims 4 are freckles, because they are so natural looking for gorgeous. These fiona rose nose freckles do not disappoint, they add such a nice subtle freckle to your sims which is so gorgeous.
These freckles also come in four different swatches allowing them to work on a variety of skin tones which makes them much more user friendly.
11. Floral Birthmarks by Sagittariah
These floral birthmarks by sagittariah are very pretty and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Having so many different sizes can really look adorable on your sims and give them a unique look.
Sagittariah really makes some unique birthmarks, of all sorts of types and it really makes for some cute sims.
12. Glitter Kit NB01 by MSQSims
Thisglitter kit by MSQSims is so pretty and unique, and can be great for a sims formal wear. These skin details add a bit of glitter to your sims face, depending on how much you want, and are so pretty in game.
One nice thing about glitter in The Sims 4 is that it doesn’t end up all over your home, so why not cover your sims face in virtual glitter instead of making a mess? A great idea in my eyes.
13. K-Pop Mole Set by Liravensims
If you are into K-Pop, you’ll want to have this mole set. This K-Pop Mole Set is great and is based on moles that you’d see on K-Pop stars.
These vary a ton and have all sorts of placements on different parts of the face, allowing you to create such gorgeous and individual sims.
14. Lunar Birthmarks by Sagittariah
Sagittariah makes so many beautiful and interesting birthmarks for your sims, and these lunar birthmarks are so cute. These are great for sims who are into astrology or maybe for a spellcaster sim who is super adorable.
This skin detail looks so pretty on sims and the little moon in the middle is so fun! A great add for your mods folder.
15. Organic Hairline by Pixelore
One thing that is pretty odd in The Sims 4 is how weird and unnatural the hair line is, there is no natural start to the EA default hairline. This organic hairlinewill let your sims have a subtle hairline begin a bit before the hair starts, making it look much more natural in game.
This is awesome because it gives so much more dimension and intrigue to regular hairs in game and makes sims so much prettier.
16. Retro Moles Z01 by Zenx
These kind of retro moles are so beautiful and can really help you make an old hollywood sim who is so gorgeous. These are great for so many sims, and can add so much character to your sim’s face.
This is a really nice mole set because it gives you options for how dark you want the mole to be, instead of having it only be super dark and in your face.
17. Royal Skin Blush by TsminhSims
This royal skin by tsminhsims adds a nice light pink glow to your sims face and lets them look like they are always blushing. It really brings some color into your sims face and is just so gorgeous.
This is great for teenage sims because they are often blushing in real life, or wearing a ton of blush so it suits them nicely.
18. Tess Birthmarks by Sagittariah
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These tess birthmarks by sagittariah are really pretty and in unique shapes and sizes. Having different types of birthmarks can make for such unique looking sims.
These look so pretty on tons of skin tones and allow you to create beautiful characters.
19. Show Some Teeth by MoonChildSims
Theshow some teeth skin detail allows you to see a bit of teeth between your sim’s lips when they are just hanging out. This is such a cute skin detail that will make your sims even cuter than they were before.
When playing The Sims 4, you never see a sims teeth between their lips when they aren’t smiling or eating. However, this is super common for someone to have a small opening when their lips are closed.
20. Skin Cracks by RemusSirion
These skin cracks are extremely realistic looking compared to the ones we have in game, so they can be really great for alpha cc lovers since they are so realistic.
These are so incredibly realistic and can be great for vampire of spellcaster sims especially, making them extremely beautiful and unique.
21. Solar Birthmarks by Sagittariah
These solar birthmarks by sagittariah aren’t going to look super realistic, but they are really gorgeous. This will add a beautiful solar themed birthmark to the middle of your sims forehead, making them super unique.
These sims end up being so beautiful because you won’t see anything like them out in Willow Creek, so they are just so unique and interesting.
22. Strawberry Birthmark by Plasma Fruit Salad
There are tons of interesting skin conditions that you’ll see on people in real life, and the strawberry birthmarks skin detail is going to add a pretty common one. This adds a large strawberry section to the front of your sims face, which is so pretty and can make a very unique sim.
Sims that have this skin detail are so unique and can be some of your favorites to play with.
23. Strawbunny Birthmarks by Sagittariah
Some of these skin details are a bit less realistic but can really make the sim look unique. The strawbunny birthmarks are a really cute option to make unique sims.
This skin detail will add small groups of three dots to your sim in specific locations letting you make such interesting characters.
24. Subtle Freckles and Moles by Wildly Miniature Sandwich
Sometimes cc freckles are just a bit too much and add a ton of moles and freckles to your sim. The subtle freckles and molesskin detail will add a few small freckles and moles all over your sims body.
As you can see, you’re going to get these on both your sim’s face and their body which can help to make your sim feel extremely unique.
25. Vitiligo V3 by MsBeary
Custom content like this is so extremely important for representation in The Sims 4. There are tons of people out there who have vitiligo and being able to create a sim that looks like them is to important.
This vitiligo skin detail will give you a bunch of options to make sims that look so absolutely beautiful and can represent bodies that we often don’t see in video games.
Final Thoughts
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Skin details really are one of the best ways for you to make unique characters in your game and really make them gorgeous. Each of these skin details is so unique and mixing and matching your favorites can really make your sims the most beautiful they can be. Happy playing!