I usually slap on a level adjust - set it to something suitable over bright and paint into the layer mask like scooby mentioned. It does sound like an interesting idea Ruz so I'll have to give you idea a try.
Ruz: I did this years ago, and was partly how I started off doing texturing. Ultimatly I found it to be far too limiting for me personally. I still use it for things like scratched/dented metal, but thats about it. EDIT: 1 small note is that I would fill my later with a decent skin-tone and then paint the layer mask,…