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I think the inside corners of both eyes are too high, giving them that almond or "football" shape. The bottom lid is actually a bit straighter than the top, and they don't meet in a point at the inside corner, but instead the top drops down rather vertically at the "last second" to meet the lower lid.
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It's still amazing to me how you can study and stare at something so intently and fail to notice these simple things. The bottom lid of the right eye is out of whack.
I used to write computer code years ago. Invariably you would get the "bug" in your logic and work for hours or even days trying to locate it. You then take this string of logic to a collegue and they would point their finger at it in 3 minutes... amazing.
There is danger in making things up. I really thought the photo was yummy. The photo seems to have a nice kind of balance from top left to bottom right (technically it could have been lit better but thats not the issue). But I never thought that I could execute the flowers. So the flowers go and in their going the balance goes. So you remove something on the left to try and regain the balance. By this time you have something which has lost much of what drew you to it. I thought about placing a vase or a rose or a mouse or something on the table but ultimately did not.
Painters are like actors, we are judged by the material we choose as much as by the way we execute it. If I keep painting I will get better. But judgement, does ones judgement improve with exercise? I'm going to say yes it can.
My tendency is towards inclusion. Trying to give context to the person. As I go from case to case I become more firm in my belief that simple, clearly stated compositions are best. Less is more.