Seems like she's decayed since the last time I saw her--right face being so textured and so, reminds me of a zombie, with those spooky eyes and such.
But anyway, yes! It's much clearer to look at, now! Very nice alterations!
Copper by @Salome (Stephanie Hirt)
I wanted to do a realistic portrait since forever, so here's the end result. I had one up of the black and white version, but I decided colour has more value and put this up.
Hm, I wouldn't say it's too DARK...it's more muddy; see if you can get the highlights to pop out a bit (use Photoshop's "Levels" or "Tone Balance" tool), or just paint them a lighter color than what you have there.
Very impressive stuff--keep it up!