5-minute Sketch and Finished Effort

Today's 5-minute sketch to me suggests gender and potential upper class, but there is no hint of age. Before reading further, imagine the finished piece. What do you anticipate it will look like?

A photo of the finished effort is below. Does she look like what you imagined she might? If not, what would have helped you in the 5-minute sketch to imagine her more similarly to this completed image? What could have been left out in the above sketch -- that would have allowed more time to focus on including the helpful elements?

For me, the helpful elements might have been the lips and the lines from the nose to the lips, maybe the eyes, and the hand/arm. What would I have sacrificed? I would have left out the lines of the outfit (except for the outline), the darkened nostrils, and the ears.

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