Aww, that's so sweet :) Thanks for sharing my work with the other folks :D
Even I find it hard to believe that I am capable of making such a smooth, yet detailed piece of work. Don't want to be egoistic, but I honestly like this work myself and I agree with the things you brought up in your comment. :)
I'm glad you liked it :)

I can assure you that the original looks even more astonishing. It's a photograph of a lady from DeviantArt, though, but as much as I might have wished for it, I am not able to draw such realistic works from imagination. Those works do not end up to be the greatest, I am still more of a "here's the model, draw it" artist than "depicting wild emotions in an abstract form" artist, even though I occasionally do works of the second kind too (my graffiti design works from my gallery) :D
I'm glad that you took time and checked out my other works. I'm also glad that you enjoyed this piece. :)

Eyes are the mirrors of the soul, and in my opinion one of the most important features when it comes to portraits, so I try to define them as much as possible. :) thank you ! :D