i finally finished this skin 😆 found a bug today and fixed it tho
the inspo comes partly from destiel, partly from Ultraviolence, and a bit from Hannibal
so yeah… enjoy 🖤
if you wanna use it, here’s the code
based on this pretty skin and this one
setup steps:
click the code link above — it’ll open a long block of code. copy all of it (don’t include the title). it’s way easier to do this on desktop since mobile has copy limits
on AO3, go to your username → dashboard → skins → create site skin
give it a unique title, paste the CSS you copied, then scroll down and hit submit
once it’s created, just click “use” to apply the skin 🖤
hope there aren’t too many mistakes lol my english kinda sucks 😭
If you share my skin, please link back to the original post on my Tumblr. Thank you! Your likes really motivate me to keep creating🥺
This AO3 skin was inspired by antique books featuring elegant gold foil stamping.
Truth be told, I am not entirely satisfied with the day mode. It might not be as comfortable for extended reading as some of my past designs. However, I am absolutely in love with this purple and background color combination—it evokes the feeling of writing and sketching with purple ink on old parchment. The purple foiled motifs also carry a slightly mottled texture, as if gently faded by the passage of time. Perhaps I will update the palette if I discover a better match one day?
I actually began with the night mode and tested several color schemes. I attempted a red, gold, and black palette, but it was a miss. During the process, the contrast felt far too glaring, and the black background was suffocatingly heavy. This purple and gold, on the other hand, reminds me of the beautiful gowns of noble girls in classical oil paintings. I am truly delighted with how it finally came together.
⚙️ Quick Installation Guide
The installation process is almost identical to the famous "🌹 𝕸𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖒 🌹" skin, but with just one extra step: the base file.
You will need to create 4 skins in total. First, create the base, the Day skin (Violet Parchment with light mode checked), and the Night skin (Gilded Velvet with dark mode checked). Finally, when creating your Master Auto-Switch Skin, add them as Parent Skins in this exact order:
Faded Gilt - base
Faded Gilt - Violet Parchment
Faded Gilt - Gilded Velvet
📌 A Quick Note
Just a quick heads-up: Since this skin is highly optimized for mobile devices, the position of some decorative assets might shift slightly if you use it on a desktop or a larger screen. Please don't mind it too much! The layout and immersive reading experience are absolutely at their most perfect on a mobile phone. 📱✨
📢 Disclaimer
Non-Commercial: This skin was created purely for fun and personal interest. It is shared for free and is not intended for any commercial activity or profit.
Language: Please note that English is not my native language. There might be some grammatical errors or awkward phrasing. No offense is intended—if any wording feels inappropriate, it is purely unintentional.
Assets: All visual materials and decorative assets used in this skin were sourced from the internet. All credits go to the original creators.
Content: The works shown in the screenshots are for demonstration purposes only. They are not my own writing; I have only used them to showcase the visual effects of the skin.
Contribute to lovewithless/Faded-Gilt development by creating an account on GitHub.
Part of the inspiration for this skin comes from Lana Del Rey’s cover of Summer Wine
The [code’s ]finally all organized now—sorry it took me a while, I tend to forget things when too much time passes 🥲
based on this skin and this one
setup steps:
click the code link above — it’ll open a long block of code. copy all of it (don’t include the title). it’s way easier to do this on desktop since mobile has copy limits🍒
on AO3, go to your username → dashboard → skins → create site skin
give it a unique title, paste the CSS you copied, then scroll down and hit submit
once it’s created, just click “use” to apply the skin 🪽
If you share this skin, please link back to this Tumblr post. Thank you!🍓
i've gotten.. soo many wcif's & requests to upload elyse's bedroom or the cc links, and i'm not uploading her bedroom, because it's for my instagram story, and i don't want anyone else to have it lol, so i linked *every* single piece of cc in all of these pics. yes, it took a long fking time. but i hope everyones happy lol.
in the pics above, the little numbers on each cc is what is linked to the # on the google doc link! beware, there may be a few paywalled patreon links, but i tried my best to link all the paywalled stuff to a free link.. either on s4s or ts4 rebels (the vault). shh dont tell anyone!
anywayyyyy.. please dont request her bedroom to be put up for dl, like i said, it's personal! if anything is wrong w/ the links just lmk! and also, the few posters that aren't linked are because they're personal recolors of mine! that may be put up for dl soon.. wink wink.
I'm going to introduce the girlfriends of my sims In the first photo we have Jill, pronoun: She/They, she likes to play the guitar and take photos, they is the second most introverted of the group (the first is my sims xd) in the second photo we have Yuna, pronouns: She/Her, Yuna loves to do theater although she is very shy socially, she develops very well on stage, she seems "rude" but she is very sweet Finally, my sim Jury, pronouns: She/They, they like to do a little of everything, but listening to music and putting on makeup is what she likes most in the world, she loves fashion, her favorite designer is Vivienne Westwood, although she is far from her current style loves her extravagance
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