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HAHA!  I'd hardly call myself experienced!  I've only been using photoshop "properly" for about 18 months, I reckon. :redface:

Nearly everything I've learnt I've found on the internet.  There are some fantastic tutorials out there, you just have to persevere and wade through all the rubbish ones.  My tip for tutorials is to try and avoid those that say "Set this brush to this diameter, this colour, etc., etc." - they are just teaching you parrot fashion.  try to find tutorials that explain why certain things are done a particular way, and what those functions are actually doing.  You'll get a much deeper understanding of how photoshop works, and be able to apply your newfound knowledge to other projects much more easily.

Anyways, here's a few of the tutorials for retouching that I found particularly useful:-

Airbrushing - Natural Smooth Skin | Photo Retouching

Retouching a Studio Portrait | Photo Retouching

Edge Sharpening | Photo Retouching

and then over at retouchpro, I'm being blown away by the knowledge of the users there:-

RetouchPRO Tutorials

Not just skin smoothing tuts, but also colour balance, difficult masks and more.

and here are some amazing examples of dodge & burn retouching:-

http://nienna1990.deviantart.com/