Guido and Mike, thanks for your comments. I added a new one with some selective saturation:
www.vazaar.com/user:sfkp/photos/id:33047/

About the eyes, I like right one covered, she looks a bit dark and mysterieus this way. I like this pic in general becouse it's just the way my little sister is. Or, like wrote in the description of this topic: "really bring out the unique character of the subject".

I have stayed away from this discussion, not sure why, but here goes:

Having met your sister, how be it briefly, I find this to be a very nice portrait of her. She has that same look on her face that I remember. I am not particularly bothered by the guy in the red shirt or her hair over her eye. If anything I would take this version and just do a graduated lowering of the saturation and value towards the upper left.

The other version is not pleasing to me. The selective saturation is, imo, not the answer. And your other treatment did something weird to her cheeks??

Hope this makes sense and helps, anyway, cheers!! And say hi to you sis and mom for me!!

I agree with the eye issue. Its patially covered and at first glance looks like the subject is winking.

no feeling in her face!

Thank you all for your comments. For this one, I didn't ask the model for sitting nice and still and smile, but I waited for the right moment: she was reading a restaurant's menu and I waited for the moment she would rise her head. It worked really well and exept for that red shirt and lights on the left I'm proud on the result.

@ kombizz: kind a funny you say about no feeling... I've said before this picture shows my sister's real caracter, and she hardly shows her feelings at any time, like I said: she is a mystery. However, imo she actually does show some expression only you can interpret it into many ways.

@ Apurva: I don't know what you mean, do you agree it's a shame her right eye is covered, or do you think it adds something special?

Awesome thanks for the critiques. I will have to play with some cropping and then I will repost my results.
She had the best costume of the night, freaked a lot of people out.

great costume!

I agree with cropping the top

Definitely love the ring pop around that jager!

Nice halloween pic. I would crop it at the top though and maybe the lighting could have been a little different. I love the ring pop though! awesome!

very funny

I did some cropping and PP and this is what I came up with this

Thanks for the comments and critiques

It is ideal, isn't it?
I love all bout this!
Great job.

A nice image, but I agree with the comment that noted a shallower depth of field, to isolate the bottles in the frame, could be a nice effect; also, did you try different lighting (such as from below; maybe that would be too much like a bar...)

Great image and colors. I do agree with the comments of more of DOF and try different lighting, but this is very nice and eye catching. I really like the textures of the wall and also in the reflection in the bottles.

nice compo

It looks very good in the thumbnail, but I don't like the background. The composition and perspective are both well-chosen.

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perfect

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nice aov

Not sure but I think he meant "nice ass", maybe English is not his first language??

Great shot! Wauw.. Very nice angle and very original composition! Love it!

Very hot :0

I have a lot to say about this one.

cool ps work

WOW, 3 Topics, 3 Features!! Congrats Mikhail!!

Thanks Beamer :)

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would be nice to remove her tattoo on her back