I wonder of the Mr. Clean (or whatever they are called) erasers would take the edge off the shine? We use them on vinyl dolls to 'erase' rubs and smudges.
I am not a fan of shiny either- at least on my dolls :B It distracts from the realism to me.
I have resin BJD and I use the Volks matte spray for them. LOVE it! Makes the skin looks velvety real, soo pretty! I have sprayed some of my vinyls too when enhancing them. I don;t remove the eyes etc- i just block it with paper and tape . I would have to spray that shiny smiling angel :)))
Boy they are fun to look at!
QZ :)