Tired of spending forty minutes tweaking mouth sliders only to end up with identical facial geometry across every Sim in my rotational save, I went searching for solid facial presets. That search led me to the Preset Pack Lip collection by Kashisun, a focused pack of ten facial presets covering lips and noses for both masculine and feminine frames. In The Sims 4, default facial presets often feel exaggerated or overly cartoony, forcing players to wrestle with finicky bone sculptors just to give a young adult Sim a believable philtrum or a natural lip curve. Testing these ten additions across three generations of my Willow Creek families gave me a clear sense of how they behave under live lighting, during energetic dialogue animations, and when passed down through messy genetics.
Kashisun Preset Pack Lip Structure and CAS Sorting
The pack installs cleanly as custom content packages that slot directly into their respective facial categories in Create-a-Sim. Kashisun includes custom thumbnails for each option, which sounds like a minor detail until your catalog holds three hundred items and you are hunting for one specific lip shape. With these visual icons, identifying which preset belongs to the set takes zero guesswork. The creator also disabled all ten presets for random townie generation. That setting is a massive relief for anyone who has ever loaded into a San Myshuno festival only to discover five generated elder NPCs walking around with bizarre hyper-sculpted faces that do not match their default bone rigs.
Age availability runs from Teen up to Elder. This wide range ensures that your teenage Sims keep their distinct facial identity as they age into young adults and eventually grow into wrinkled grandparents, without requiring you to reopen CAS and reapply mouth shapes at each birthday milestone. When I compared these sculpts to standalone mouth assets like Mouth Preset N99, I noticed that Kashisun opted for softer tissue borders around the cupid bow. That choice prevents hard texture seams where lipstick overlays meet the skin mesh, creating a smooth transition across different skin blends.
Feminine Lip and Nose Presets Under Live Lighting
The feminine side of the set includes three distinct lip presets and two nose presets labeled ten and eleven. The lip options focus on realistic fullness rather than dramatic cosmetic fillers. Preset one provides a relaxed lower lip with a gentle downturn at the corners, giving brooding or introverted characters a slightly pensive resting face. Preset two features a rounded upper curve with an emphasized center crease, which looks great on sunny, expressive Sims who spend their days gossiping in local coffee shops. Preset three leans toward a wider, pillowy contour with softened corners that pairs well with sheer glosses and tinted balms.
The two feminine nose presets offer subtle dorsal humps and distinct nostril flare adjustments. Nose ten has a gently scooped bridge with a rounded tip that catches ambient sunlight cleanly in outdoor venues. Nose eleven introduces a straighter profile with a slightly sharper nasal bridge that adds a sophisticated silhouette to high-fashion models or strict business executives. In live mode under noon sun, neither nose casts weird jagged shadow artifacts across the cheeks, proving that the normal maps were weighted properly against the game default head geometry.
Slider Flexibility and Mouth Width Scaling
A frequent problem with custom presets is that they lock certain vertices in place, refusing to move when you grab the mouse to pull a cheekbone or stretch a lip corner. Kashisun built these presets to respect vanilla facial sliders completely. You can grab the upper lip and pull it upward without tearing the texture along the inner mouth lining. Stretching the mouth horizontally to create a broader smile does not distort the corners into flat pixel triangles. This flexibility allowed me to use the second feminine lip preset as a base, then pinch the center to fit a narrower chin on my heir.
Masculine Facial Presets and Jawline Balance
Masculine Sims frequently suffer from identical jaw and mouth proportions because vanilla male presets are notoriously boxy. Kashisun addresses this limitation with three masculine lip presets and two nose presets numbered nine and ten. The male lips feature flatter cupid bows and firmer lower borders, avoiding the overly pouty appearance that many CC creators accidentally default to. Preset one on male frames adds subtle asymmetry along the lower rim, which gives athletic or rugged characters a lived-in look that feels grounded rather than artificially polished.
The masculine nose options bring needed structure to the midface. Nose nine features a broad nasal bridge that sits comfortably between heavier brow ridges without clipping into custom eyelashes or chunky glasses frames. Nose ten provides a slightly raised nasal tip that balances strong chins and prominent cheekbones. When I applied this combination to an athletic Sim working through the sports career in Brindleton Bay, his profile immediately gained distinct character without looking cartoonish during tense post-game interviews or angry conversations with rival athletes.
In-Game Facial Expressions and Legacy Genetics
Testing presets in the neutral lighting of CAS is only half the battle; the real test happens when Sims laugh, yell, or chew a burnt grilled cheese sandwich. Poorly rigged mouth presets often cause horrifying tooth clipping or mouth-stretching bugs during extreme emotional states like Enraged or Playful. I sent two Sims equipped with these presets to a chaotic comedy night at the local lounge, tracking their facial rigs across multiple conversation loops. The lips parted naturally during laughter, and the teeth stayed hidden behind the oral cavity without poking through the lower lip skin.
Genetics in The Sims 4 can be unpredictable, but breeding characters who use these presets yielded believable offspring across two in-game generations. When my primary Sim married a townie and had twins, one child inherited the softer feminine lip shape while the other gained the distinct nose bridge from preset ten. The features scaled down smoothly into the teen stage without producing distorted facial proportions. For storytellers seeking variety across their neighborhoods without breaking facial animations, this set provides a reliable foundation for everyday CAS styling.