That would probably the way the sentence flows and the tone
Portraits are being compared to a beautiful, elegant sunset.
The speaker is saying that a portrait is much more fine and beautiful than other faces one sees throughout the day, and a typical evening's sunset is, similarly, not as beautiful as a shiny, smooth-looking sunshine.
You’ve got everything together, what is it you’re missing? Maybe a good conclusion or intro, which I might be able to help out with. Also is there a word minimum?
I am not perfect at this but I think it would be C. A is comparing the price of a cruise to the price of an island, B - the either and maybe do not flow together, and in D groomed and fed are in past tense and water and clean are present.