Annnnnnnnd of course, which one looks better? The one that's been photoshopped to crap! But you'll notice there are a LOT of people that do this and it stopped been artsy around the same time the internet blossomed into a full blown dating service. You get all the cool kids hiding their zits with this trick -- I do it all the time.
I like the b/w one better -- all the flaws of the raw format are hidden away safely. I was just goofing around...and getting irritated at the same time.