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Do it, let the copycats work a bit 😉

Is this a birthday present for yourself? It looks like you are going for a more edgy look.

As an ex-photo retoucher—who did the work by hand with pencils, oil paints, and chalk—I would ask your photo retoucher to enhance the tiny white reflection dot in the upper left part of your left eye. It is not very bright and makes that eye look more "dead". Also, since the only light in the image is coming from your right, the little white dot in your left eye should be in a similar position as the one in your right eye.

And now that I look at the eyes again, the blue curve of your iris on your right side is much brighter than the one on your left side, which is odd because that eye is on the side of your face with less light on it. Maybe it was retouched to be a brighter blue. So, I enlarged your eyes and found this. ⬇️ Do your eyes naturally have a darker ring around the outer edge? (I have a granddaughter whose eyes are like that.) Do you see how your left eye looks more prominent than your right? They should be more similar. Some of the work on your left eye looks overdone, and on your right eye, it is a bit underdone.  

When I cover the left side of your face with my hand, the right side appears warm and friendly. When I cover the right side of your face, the left side looks hard and angry. The image sends mixed messages to the viewer. However, I think correcting the eyes could unite your face into one that is warm and friendly.