Click on a mirror while controlling your sim (it has to be a maxis mirror not a downloaded one) and choose change appearance. From there you can change how the sim does their hair and make up as well and face paint, which might be what you mean by muck.
have your sim take a bath or shower
yes they do you get 3 days off
No, there are no holidays except for weekends.
No, you would just have to wait and not talk to them for a while then eventually they will just pop off of your list.
Hi, yes (to get a car in Sims 2 you have to download one off the Sims 2 website.) You click on your car then you have a choice of where you want to go.
Buy expansion packs or download hairstyles off a Sims 2 website. If you look up Sims 2 hair downloads on Google I'm sure it'll come up with sites which you can download off.
you have to download off the sims2.ea.com
"Aging off" or (on)
Check Walmart or Gamestop/ EB Games. You can also order off the Mac Store, the Sims 2 website, and amazon!
The duration of Animal Face-Off is 2 hours.
you switch it on and off again
Yes, both male and female sims of all ages (besides babies and toddlers). To apply the make-up, click on the mirror and edit sims face.