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It’s always bugged me how male Sims look so smooth. In real life, men often have a subtle beard shadow that shaving alone can’t fully remove. You'd need laser treatments (or concealer) to completely get rid of it. This mod introduces these subtle beard shadows into the game, automatically!

What This Mod Does

Beard Shadows for Male Adults

All Young Adult and older Sims will now have a natural beard shadow by default. The only exception is for male Sims with a feminine frame. Certain Adults will have thicker beard shadows by default to accurately reflect the aging process.
If you're creating a new adult male Sim in CAS, you can apply the beard shadow manually if you want to see what it looks like. Beard shadows are only automatically applied once you're in Live mode.

Compatible with Facial Hair

The beard shadows are applied using the Mouth Details layer, meaning they can be combined with any facial hair.
Keep in mind that the mod checks to ensure the Mouth Details layer is empty before applying the beard shadow. If you already have something applied on the Mouth Details layer, the beard shadow won’t appear until it’s removed.

If you'd like the beard shadows to apply to the Birthmark layer instead, download the alternate version of the mod here: https://simfileshare.net/folder/230083/

Customizable and Removable

The beard shadows will automatically attempt to match a Sim’s hair color and skin color, but you can change the color in CAS at any time. If a Sim's hair color is unnatural, the mod will apply a suitable natural-looking swatch instead of a direct color match.
If you want to remove the beard shadow from a Sim, you can shift + click on a Sim and select "Remove Beard Shadow." Should you ever wish to reapply the beard shadow, simply shift + click on the Sim again and select "Apply Beard Shadow."

Compatible with Darker Skin Tones

I've made the first two swatches with darker skin tones in mind. The mod is smart enough to apply these swatches only to Sims who likely have dark skin versus a Sim with an Asian heritage, for instance.

Compatibility

This mod does not directly overwrite any files so it won't conflict with any other mods
This mod is base game compatible

This mod would not be possible without Watcher Dash, whose generous TOS allowed me to leverage her 5 o'clock shadow facial hair texture for use in this mod. A big THANK YOU to her!

Automatic Beard Shadows