nice but way too liberal with the smudge paper :D
I used to have the same problem when I was in art, I would use dark pencil and the smudge paper far too often to try and soften things. It wasn't till later that I started using light pencils to start and gradually shading darker. The piece looks more polished if you start light. :)
Really nice effort though, you caught the intelligence of the eyes exceptionally well. :)