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Nice overall, but to further refine them pay a bit more attention to the facial angles so the far side of the face doesn't disappear in your oblique views (shot #1) and also how the eyes are positioned within the orbits. Skewed eyes occur naturally when a model looks directly at a camera but come across as odd in photos because we expect eyes to be centered. To meet expectations and make the eyes look more "normal" in the photo we need to "fake" them when shooting. Get a nice balanced oblique angle of the face, then direct the model's gaze so her irises appear centered and balanced with some sclera (white) on each side, unless of course you are intentionally going for exaggerated body language for effect.
The lighting in the first two shots, while doing a great job of modeling the features, comes across as harsh and less flattering than the others which have more centered lighting because the shadows are so dark. Take a clue from your centered lighting without harsh shadows which look softer and try adding a centered fill component to your lighting strategy when moving your key light off axis. You will then be able to "dial in" whatever level of perceptual "hardness" or "softness" in the lighting by lowering or raising the amount of fill. Try it and compare and you'll see what I mean. Its not a matter of one being better than the other but rather being able to get either result when desired.
Chuck
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But hope you like em!