there is a ton of potential here but I wish there was more light more contrast more of your face, more personality, more of you. I wish there was either more pendant or none at all. I am lazy and don' want to work this hard to decoce the image, what you have might be a lovely print, but it is too subtle for the screen.
Composition: 9, love the non-standard feel
Technical: 7, very nice, I just wish you turned a tiny bit more toward the camera so no hair fell infront of your right eye
Appeal: 8, sweet lighting
Challenge: 9
Overall Calculated Average Score: 8
Returning for comment. Good composition and pose; however lighting isn't working as well as seen in some of the other submissions. So much detail of the main subject is lost that the overall impact of the image suffers. Overall, a decent shot that with some minor image editing could be great.
I love the expression on your face. I just wish i could see it. I see your intention, but people may think your whitebalance was off in a dark room lit with tungsten light. Maybe if you had used more light, or opened your apeture, and balanced the colors, you would have been more successful. The light reflecting off your eyes or lips would have been a great aspect of your photo aswell.
It´s a shame the lighting is not very good. To improve it, you must improve the lighting. Furthermore, the collar is a little bit distracting. Good luck in the future.