Well Oddkins, it is amazing the difference in the two faces considering the nose and mouth are the same and really only the eyes are different. I see were both faces have some merit, however, with the concerns you have for time and your ability to recreate the face to your satisfaction I think your new eyes work well. If you like having freckles (and they did help your character to look friendly) then it would be easier just to have three on each cheeck. That way you would not have to worry about a particular pattern and spacing would not be as much of a hassle.
My biggest recomendation has to do with the design of your mouth. Do you use or have you seen the Jumbo Propencil made by Mehron or Ben Nye's equivilent? It is about the size of a Kindergarten pencil with makeup in the middle instead of lead. I'll come back to this in a minute. A general rule of thumb is to design a mouth that is no wider than the distance from the outside corners of your eyes. This is to make it easier on your audience to see your expressions. There are many different designs clowns use for their mouths and this is only my first thought as I look at the pictures. Try lopping off all the red that extends beyond the corners of your real mouth, or maybe a half inch on either side. Then simply round the corners in a gentle way. Now this is where the Propencil comes in handy, but what I also do is, take your second finger or your ring finger and dab the end in your red makeup and then make a dot on each upper rounded corner of your mouth. Because the dots are up higher than the rest of your mouth you will appear to be smiling without straining yourself, and you should have a fairly roundish shape without having to worry about smearing the design by having your brush slip (been there, done that.)
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