applied the buZZ Simplifier filter to the skin on my face. We were waiting to meet friends in the covered entryway of a restaurant and my husband took two pictures of me, one with Auto White Balance and one with Shade White Balance (this is the Shade). I loved the color, but I could see every darned pore and blemish on my skin, so I selected the face and filtered it. To smooth skin I will often use either buZZ Simplifier or Noise Ninja. They both work very nicely. (The Simplifier filter was applied to the original size image. After resizing down I applied Smart Sharpening