Maybe it's just me, but I think she looks somewhat like she has stubble.
Hmm, i was just about to say. I think you could break that up by making the shadow go along a bit more diagonally, then adding some light on the side of her face a bit more... not sure if that's physically correct, but you need to break up the stubblish look somehow.
It does look really great... lol, reminded me of Xena >.<
Like most however, i'm not keen on the sword. It would probably look better once coloured, but at the moment it just seems in the way and awkward.
Neway, keep it up.