I havent voted this one until now cos im in a quandry. I dont consider that to be skin, but the shot itself is realy great! The colours, the focus the idea are all super. Fitting it into a skin challenge not so super
I think this image would have been more interesting had you just played with the pencil and shavings. The sharpener is the least visually appealing yet is the center of focus.
Good idea and I really like the reflection. I think it would work better if the pencil was resting on something higher and the sharpener was flat with the surface.