You remind me of Evageline Lily (the girl who plays "Kate" on Lost) in this photo. In case you dont know who that is- it's a compliment as she is very beautiful and you are also :)
Technically a good portrait, IMO. "Raw and honest" are great, but better if you were happier. :) I'm not thrilled with the hair in the face, but the clarity of the eyes makes up for it. Again though, I'd like to see you smiling even just a little.
This is a great picture, I'm giving it a good score for the quality, but I'm just afraid that this will be voted down because of the size, you should use the 640 pixels that we are allowed to use in challenges.
I love the crop and tones on this picture. The hair looks a little stiff, seems over sharpened - a softer look would have gone nicer with the rest of the picture. Boy, I hope I didn't just offend the model (if the hair was naturally that way). :-) Great image, nice borders too.