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Applying the low pass with the Surface Blur filter.

Photoshop CS2 or older: Select the middle layer and proceed with the rest of this step.

Now we need to add a low pass filter to even out the sharpness. While we're doing this, we're also smoothing the skin but only on the low pass of the image. We still have our high pass filter to preserve the fine details that will keep the skin looking natural instead of plastic.

Choose Filter > Blur > Surface Blur.

Here's the window that should appear. In the Surface Blur filter, edit the radius and threshold so that the skin looks slightly overprocessed. Make sure that the skin tone looks even but not so much that the details start to disappear.

Here's what the image looks like after applying the Surface Blur filter. Most of the details are still there but the skin is very smooth.

Photoshop CS2 or older: Reduce the opacity of the middle layer.

Now we need to reduce the opacity of the Surface Blur filter. In the Layers palette, double click on the blending mode button beside the Surface Blur filter.

In this Blending Options window, you can change the opacity to reduce the effect of the smoothing. While looking at the preview, adjust hte opacity so that the skin looks natural. The lower the opacity, the more details that will appear so only reduce it until it looks natural. If you reduce it too much, the smoothing effect will be gone.