matching skins

[fcz]

hi all, i'm new here.
i've got these two faces that i'd like to put on bodies of other players.
Messi (it's the one on the left) fits just right, but Xavi's face looks unnatural somehow.
i tried playing with contrast, color balance, hue/saturation, adding noise, dodge/burn, but nothing helped.
could someone give me some advice?

thanks!

 

[iDad]

"fits just right"? to me it looks like you'll need to use transform tool a bit Skew or perspective. one has more noise than the other, try adding noise to bring the levels closer .just a suggestion

 

[fcz]

i didn't express myself correctly. it isn't about fitting, it is about tones, contrast, or whatever it is.
in my first post i mentioned tried adding a noise, but that didn't help either.
it's like xavi's face is glowing somehow, and i tried a lot of things to make it like messi's (brightness/contrast, levels, hue/saturation, color balance, photo filter, shadows & highlights, add noise, dodge/burn), but couldn't really achieve it.

 

[iDad]

Try adding a new layer on top with a color that you are trying to match the select layer mode that helps or opacity

 

[hawkeye]

Selective color adjustment layer...sometimes I think I'm the only one that ever uses it.

 

[fcz]

Selective color adjustment layer...sometimes I think I'm the only one that ever uses it.

you mean color balance adjustment layer?
because i can't see color adjustment layer (i'm using CS5).

 

[hawkeye]

The last one on the drop down list.