Smooth Faces for Ladies and Gents
⚪ Last updated 2012⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #252 of 453 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
THIS MOD IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY THE AUTHOR
UPDATED WITH:
- []FavoredSoul compatible male face textures []Freckles texture for male characters. REPLACER FOR ROUGH SKIN TEXTURE! []Less shiny skin textures. []DIMONIZED UNP Body compatible textures. []Almazi Smooth Females compatible face texture. []SundraconMeshes compatible face textures for males []Textures with less wrinkles for male Imperials and Bretons
Includes:
- [] Brighter Eye Area texture for ladies [] Completely new texture for men [] Reworked normals for all (including old folk), more detailed (thanx to Geonox for great tips) [] Eyeliner and lips tint masks [] Better freckles for ladies [] Less rough texture for the rough complexion option for ladies [] Wild Eyebrows Begone Lighter version by default with optional Darker and Higher versions.
Done as a request for Nashsafc.
BRIGHTER EYE AREA texture.
More sleep, less make up look, haha! :D There's also a minor change in the lips (I removed the symmetrical lines in the middle) and nose.
WILD EYEBROWS BEGONE!
Replacement textures for eyebrows for both genders. There is a couple of bushy eyebrows for females included, they look cute sometimes. ;) You can choose between the original version and the lighter one which provides a better colour match with the hair (and if the hair is dark, the eyebrows will also be dark.). Additionally, there's a higher sitting eyebrows version of the original (darker) textures.
UPDATE 2. 1:
- []Minor change in the base female face texture (that seam on the forehead annoyed me :) ) []New eyeliner tint masks for females and males. Now ladies look like they actually know how to apply eye make up. For men, it's just less visible. []New freckles texture for females. Now their skin doesn't look irritated just because it's freckled. The pigmentation is rather light and cute.
- []All new photorealistic male and female face texture []Specular maps for males and females []Smoothed out normal maps
- Lip tint masks for males and females
Smooth Faces for Ladies and Gents is a texture mod that replaces the face textures of all humanoid races in Skyrim with smooth, photorealistic versions. With over 5,600 endorsements and 173,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a more natural look for characters. Last updated in 2012, it remains a classic for vanilla-style enhancements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 5,645 endorsements — clearly a go-to for face textures.
- Huge download count (173k) means it's been tested by tons of players.
- Simple texture replacer — no scripts or heavy dependencies, just drop-in and go.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2012 — may not be optimized for newer Skyrim versions or DLCs.
- Only affects humanoid races; beast races like Khajiit and Argonians are left untouched.
For Skyrim players who want a more natural, smooth look for human characters without overhauling the whole game. If you're into photorealistic visuals and don't mind an older mod, this is a solid pick. Skip if you play beast races or want more dramatic changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the textures in your Skyrim Data folder, or use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 for easy installation and removal.
- This mod only affects humanoid faces — if you want matching textures for Khajiit and Argonians, look for complementary mods.
- Since it's an older mod, check if you have any other face texture mods that might conflict; load order usually doesn't matter for textures, but overwrite order does.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- pikkatze
- Version
- 3.0
- Downloads
- 173,715
- Endorsements
- 5,645
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 11/29/2011
- Updated
- 8/24/2012
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