Morning Star wrote:
Even though the difference is subtle, I feel that Topaz did too much. To me the skin now looks too light, to waxy. The blue bracelet, to me, looks like it was desaturated. Then of course, I have not seen the actual bracelet.
And on the subject of jewellery, and speaking as a woman, check that pendants and necklaces hang down, not sideways to attract attention to where you may not want it.
Good hint on watching how pendants and necklaces hang. The blue friendship bracelet - a sign of the times. Perhaps I didn't add enough texture back into the skin when in the Topaz program. It would be more time consuming to clear the blemishes manually with the spot brush or clone stamp, but maybe it would retain the overall tone better.