Very plasticky, I am afraid. Airbrushy shininess all over, and inconsistent, too - check how the highlights in the corneas are exact mirror images of what they should be with this lighting. The shading falls back to no-detail in many places (meck, cheeks near ears), you had apparently made one ear the copy-pasted mirrored copy of the other (with some retouching on top), and the details are misplaced - especially the eyes and lips.

Work on construction and volume first, only then use color and detail.

Loomis, "Drawing head and hands". And probably brushing up on the more basic books would not hurt.

I'd observe the structure of the face a bit more. Areas of focus - eyelids (you missed the bottom eyelids), the ears seem kind of flat and edgy if i can say so . Also i think u're thinking of eyebrows as constructed by hairs! true, they are, but when u try to draw every single one it looks a bit weird. maybe instead focus on the general shape of them and accentuate only a few of the hairs over that shape. Nose could use more shading ,and so could the whole face. I'm being extra critical here so don't despair!
nice job on the hair on top, only work a bit more on the hairline - that is hard i know.
anyway, i'll stop here. these are the more visible problems i see. But it's certainly nice despite those.

it's very nice perhaps the face needs a little more texture but like all your work i love it still!!!!

~Willow

It looks very forced, like you're painting features without knowing why

There is too much critiquing going on and no appreciation for the artist. The ears are suppose to be rigid and pointy because it's an elf, and the rest of the critiques are constricting and not very helpful.

"It looks very forced, like you're painting features without knowing why" He/she is being creative.

"Eyelids (you missed the bottom eyelids), the ears seem kind of flat and edgy if i can say so" It's an elf. The eyes are supposed to be stretched, and the ears are supposed to be pointy. It's an elf's face!

"The shading falls back to no-detail in many places (meck, cheeks near ears)"
It's representing the female form witch by its very nature is smooth and warm looking. How could he/she achieve this if it's choked with detail? You're supplying critiques without guidance.
" you had apparently made one ear the copy-pasted mirrored copy of the other (with some retouching on top), and the details are misplaced - especially the eyes and lips."
What? Did you stick your toungue out at the screen when you said this?
Providing critiques is fine it's what allows us to grow as artists, but don't tear something great to pieces.
Trust me Becca. You don't need to start out with basic books. You have some nice work here. You've captured the softness of an elfin female face very well. If you wanted to take it a step further, maybe some facial studies of Liv Tyler would be good. I always thought her face looked very soft angular like an elf.