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Script-Fu -> Sharpness -> Softer -> Soft-focus

This is an adjustable script.
Soft-focus with a number of adjustable parametrers to play with... can yield a nice "glamour" portrait.

Script-FU > Sharpness > Softer > Soft Focus

Dialog

Original Image

Result:

Download

210_sharpness-softer_softfocus.scm

;  This script should be placed 
;  in the user or system-wide script folder.
;
;  Windows Vista/7/8/10)
;  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;  or
;  C:\Users\YOUR-NAME\.gimp-2.8\scripts
; 
;  Windows XP
;  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;  or
;  C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\.gimp-2.8\scripts   
; 
;  Linux
;  /home/yourname/.gimp-2.8/scripts  
;