im wondering if what i did in PP works or not, my goal was to bring out her eyes, im not sure if the gaussian blur was overkill or not
critiques/comments pls
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Dee,
IMHO leave the pupils or iris sharp and gaussian blur the rest. right now, it looks like her eyes are about to pop out...literally 
its seems a bit unnatural, why not use a effect like wide dof on your lenses? use selective dof to have one eye sharp?
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Sorry, Dee, but this doesn't do it for me. I'd like to see both eyes crystal clear, and perhaps a tad less light blowing out on the far cheek.
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Nope not eyelids or lashes, leave them as blurred. If you have a wacom, this is when it becomes extremely useful
what I usually do, which by no means is the definitive answer, is duplicate the layer, g/blur it about 3.x pixels or to suit, then change the layer style to overlay or soft light. using the eraser in airbrush mode, reduce the flow to ~20% or less, and casually erase the blurred areas that you would like sharp. This takes a bit of refinement so best to duplicate the layers before you begin each step, just in case you want to go back
You can do it with a mouse as well, but I find the size of the brush and flow is much easier and more dynamic with a wacom. Btw, I'd consider sharpening the teeth as well...err not Dracula style
As is, it doesn't work for me, Dee. The blur is too heavy for my tastes. A more subtle blur might do it, either as an overall thing or by selecting an oval around the eyes with a very large feather to gradually blur the image the farther away one looks from the eyes.
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With such a close up shot the sharpness of both eyes does not look natural. The brain tends to say ”there’s something wrong” IMO
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