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Photos of the short and choppy hair

I acquired that new short and choppy Maxis hair, and since

pixel_and_bean requested that I share some better photos of the style, I did a little photoshoot with Jaxy.

(I'd like to suggest DYtD as the background music here. Check them out - they're a great band, and I use them as one of my sources of inspiration for Jaxy and Llama Dance Party.)

Who better to model this style than Jaxy Rai, who I would consider the poster girl for such a style. Not to say that a straight girl wouldn't wear her hair like this, but it seems more typical of a lesbian or maybe a hairstylist. Or perhaps a girl who has a hairstylist for a girlfriend. It's also a very suitable style for a rocker like Jax, don't you think?

Now, for some more descriptive shots...

(Oops! You can see my workspace back there. That's like letting the boom mic fall into the shot during a film shoot. :P)

Yeah, I like it. I like it a lot.

I gave her a nose piercing, and it seems to suit her. I'd imagine she might have a tongue stud too, if only sims had tongues. *snicker* But they don't.

Oh, and the shirt is a tank by fanseelamb and the pants are by migamoo.

Now, as a bonus question...

Jaxy and Zoe were getting a little cozy, as they often do (triple bolters, don't you know), and this happened:

That's a memory for "kissed Jasmine for the first time", which left me a little confused. That was not the first time they kissed. Not by a long shot.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? What could be causing it, I wonder?

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Ooh, that hair is beautiful and it fits Jaxy well! I really like it on her. Did you manage to avoid SecuROM?

I'm still a little iffy about the EAxis store, I like some of the hair choices, but EAxis has taken enough of my money! :P

The "reset" of memories usually happens to me when a sim moves out from anywhere and then move back in. Kind of like how townies could have "woohoo-ed" your sim a million times, but once they move in they get the "Very First WooHoo" memory.

That hair is very cute! I err... also got the files from MATY, so I can't wait to try them out :D. It really fits Jaxy's style too!

(Hmmm... is she back with Zoey? :S)

I have no idea about the memory thing. Perhaps your game was reset when you re-installed it?

I think this is a great look for Jaxy. It's hot. I'm going to transition her into it as her hair grows out.

Yeah, I did avoid SecuRom. I used the word "acquired" for a reason. MATY provided me with a useful alternative.

Hmmm. That makes sense, but neither of them moved. Gunnar moved out, though, so maybe that did it. Or maybe the hairstyle made Jaxy all fresh like a new girl? :P

Oh wow, that hair is great! Though I'll probably try to find it off of another site. I've been looking for something just like it for Olivia when she goes to college, actually.

Sims don't have tounges? How come that silly little detail never dawned on me?! I'm usually one to think of those things. :P

Yeah, I would probably have paid for one or two things on that site, but I can't have SuckRom on my computer again, so EA will have to be happy with the stack of money I've given them already. You have to love MATY.

Yeah, I agree. It's as suited for Jaxy as Frances' new look suits him.

Well, in the game (and the story too), Jaxy and Zoe still live together. I was going to resolve their current storyline with the lyrics challenge from simstorytellers, which was to be posted after the second part of chapter 26, but this whole computer thing has really set me back. I have all of the cc I need to move forward now, so I hope to get there soon.

That's a possibility, isn't it? The files are all the same, but there might be something there with the new installation. I'll see if it happens with anyone else.

You should go to the peasantry section of MATY. ;) I did.

Yeah, they don't. You see their teeth but never their tongue. I was thinking about it when I was writing a kissing scene. They kiss with their imaginary tongues and woohoo with their imaginary parts.

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She does look really good with this makeover, can I call it a makeover? I especially like the nose ring.

Oh, I see! :D I hope the Maxoids won't force those at MATY to take them down like they did with the "hidden objects" that came with Ikea Stuff. :/

That's strange. Maybe the game reset after using your back-ups?

Does Zoe think she's cheating on Jaxy with her ~evil~ twin sister? :P

Oooh! I love that hair so much! :D

It's funny that you made Jaxy and Zoe lesbians. In my story, they are both married and have kids. You can check their family tree on http://aridia.tribalpages.com/ since I think it's funny to share how people use the same sims as you !

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Gorgeous....sigh, i really want those dresses at the sim store. lol

I saw a tongue as CC once *laughs*

That hair is so very cool. Wow. So much nicer that Maxis' previous attempts at spiky, tousled hair. I would even pay a dollar for it. But fortunately, I won't have to. >:)

It looks especially great on Jaxy, there. Somehow the combination of the hair and the severe makeup makes her look really tough, and yet vulnerable at the same time.

The first picture of her with Zoe makes me snerk. What're you doing with your hand, Jaxy? Zoe's hand on top of it seems like token resistance, but her face says yes, yes, yes. ;)

P.S. Thanks so much for the pix!

I second pixel's thanks for the pics (especially from all the angles, I like to see if there are any gaps--I HATE hair gaps).

You found this on that MATY thread (in the peasantry)? Did you have to do anything "weird" to get it to work? (I saw there was some conversation about making a new file directory and blah blah, which discouraged me).

Seeing that his hair looks really nice, I'm becoming tempted to get it (as long as I don't have to work to hard to get it to show up).

Any horror stories?

That hair really suits hers. Very very nice!

That's an EA hair? From their stupid store? Hmm. And you got it from MATY? I need to look into this. (Like my downloads folder has tons of space :P)

And yeah, ditto on what dothesmustle said about Jaxy. I wouldn't worry about it. Your hood will not explode. :)

I threw the links in an folder entitled EA Store in my Downloads folder, and it's showing up fine for me in my game. Give that a try, first?

Oh, it's THAT simple?

I may just give this a whirl.

I was scared by all the technobabble at the MATY thread, but someone said to put all the files in my Downloads folder. So I did, and it worked, and I was happy. :)

I have all the furniture and the hair posted, and I'm about to try to add the clothes.

I love MATY but sometimes they get far to technical for my limited mind. I need comments like yours to K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, stupid).

Oh, man. Was it ridiculous? I'm imagining something like crammyboy's penis, but as a tongue. :P Yeah... pretty silly.

This is one of the better hairs that I've seen from them in a long time. I love it.

They have such good chemistry, it's hard to resist pairing them off. They do it themselves if given half a chance. I don't remember if I had to have them flirt-check out each other first to activate it, since many of those uni characters and dormies seem to be bisexual, but they fell in love on their own. I think the matching hairstyles was another factor that made them seem like a couple to me. They make a great pair.

It is really interesting to see how different people do different things with the characters. Thanks for sharing.

I do, however, have to make a point of saying that there is nothing to prevent my Jaxy and Zoe from getting married and having children, either together (well, not biological kids, but there are at least three other options), or with another partner. I assume that you meant "married to a man", but I just had to mention it.

I wasn't really into the clothes at all, but I can see how it would work for a different style, like fantasy settings. I like the Mayan (I think that was it) dress, and the male outfit with the vest. I LOVE the vest, and I was going to go out looking for something like that for Frances when he transitions to adulthood. I can't wait to see recolours of that, and I may even make one of my own, just for him.

I also like the one that pixel_and_bean just put up pictures of, compairing it with an Adele hair.

I know. It's worth a dollar, no problem, and I'd definitely give it to them if they took away the threat of SuckRom. Funny thing, that. It's not serving the purpose they intended it to, is it?

I like this much better than their other attempts, like that choppy cropped uni mesh, or the one with the gelled spikes. Those never really did it for me. I've used them, but not that much.

Tough yet vulnerable is exactly what I was going for. ^_^ I think it's a good look for her, and I'm going to use it for her in her adult life.

I noticed that too. :D It really looks like she's slipping her hand under her skirt there, doesn't it? Well, what does Zoe expect with such a short dress on? Jaxy can't resist.

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