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Thomasin,
I agree with Allan that the hardest part is the last stage of a painting, when you have to do a lot of standing back and carefully evaluating everything you have done and what you might want to do. In a way, that is exactly what you are doing by asking the question here.
I think you have done a remarkable job of painting outdoor light, and describing the feeling of it! You would not want to ruin that! My reaction is this: my eye first goes to her face (positive sign), but then I feel slightly let down because I do not see what I expect to see there. I'm not expecting carefully delineated features, but maybe a warmth in the "deepest" part of the shadow, around her eye/nose area, and maybe a suggestion of eye. Some yellow-orange mixed in with the blue would add depth without making it too dark.
This is very hard to do without going too far, but I think you of all people are capable of it. You might want to hang the painting up for a while in your studio and think about it before doing anything.
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