The first thing I did is make a duplicate layer i removed blemishes and dark lines under the eyes using the clone stamp at 20% opacity. I then made a copy of this layer and added a Gaussian blur. I used the eraser to remove the blur from around the eyes, mouth and all areas with hair. This layer is at 50% opacity so that the detail shows through.
I then add a last layer set as an overlay with a high pas filter set to 2.5 pixels for sharpening.
The end effect isn't much different from the beginning the texture of the skin is still there and the lines are left but the finished look is much cleaner. The sharpening and the blur on the skin pretty much cancel each other out and can be adjusted with the opacity slider. The detail in the eyes and hair comes out nice but the grey hair is more prominent.
