I go from
to
. Yeah it looks way better :)
01. Copy your base, set it to Screen 100% (only if it's too dark)
02. new SELECTIVE COLOR layer:
reds -100,0,50,0
yellows -10,100,100,100
blues 100,-100,-100,100
neutrals 10,0,0,0
03. new COLOR BALANCE layer:
midtones -9,8,-2
shadows 21,0,2
highlights -10,8,-10
04. new CURVES layer (yes I love them, too):
rgb
first point input 112 output 132
second point input168 output 188
05. new COLOR BALANCE layer:
midtones 6,1,20
shadows 1,16,-4
highlights 16,-21,-11
06. MERGE & SHARPEN (if you need to)
That's all. So I hope it's helpful and I would love to see your results.