Want to get back into sims 3!

Haven't played it in probably 9 or 10 years.

I think i can get around playing with old in game tech like newspapers, brick phones and such.

How do I make sims features appear more unique?

I was young when I played it so mostly used set features. Hoping to get around slider confusion or hopefully not be so confused anymore.

And potato face? How do you get rid of that?

Can't wait to start playing again!