Photoshop - how do I make a surface soft and plain ?

Hey guys, been using PS "unofficially" for years now. I'm making this pic where I dropped a face from another pic and everything's fine except I just want to make the skin on the face look like the rest of the body. I've done everything I could luminosity/vibrance/saturation/contrast wise, but it still looks too sharp and "shiny", and I want it to look soft and plain, sort of less shiny/contrast-y. Know what I mean ? I'd provide the example, but it's kind of personal, unless I really really have to. Let me know, would really make this thing perfect if I could just get that info.
Have tried loads of stuff from the "Filter" menu, but nothing worked. I use a Mac, and PS CS5.
THANK YOU THANK YOU !

There are many threads on making composites and working on skin often how one address this depends on the actual image content. I think you may find what you looking for faster if you do some web searching.

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