It's as if the artist thought he should somehow glamorize Laura, so it looks awkward. The core of her beauty is her eyes, with no need to try and make her look younger. Yet, it seems like the artist felt he needed to make it look like an 'essense' rather than the down-to-earth, natural glow which is her trademark.
Her chin and neck look unnatural, but her hair looks good.
It's very difficult and tricky sometimes to capture older women without it looking like flattery. Very young women and very old women are much easier to draw and paint than middle aged women.
Yes, I definitely agree.