buffyversetop5 | Top 5 Buffy Icons that made me go "wow" this year

I'm on an icon spree. I think Buffy is singularly iconic, and it seems to me that everybody who icons in the buffy-verse loves making icons of her. These are some of the most unusual ones I've seen this year:

1.

mouthfullofdust from

thirdhex here
Why this icon? I love the new way mouthfullofdust transforms these haunting images of Buffy - transforms and magnifies the freaky nature. Also because of the use of space the focus changes and suggests multiple Buffy faces as opposed to one.

2.

misstress_tink from

mykindofcrack here
Why this icon? Mistress tink is the mistress of icons, and this is just one example of the fantastic things she does with color and layering. I absolutely adore the punch of red and the sexy pose that SMG takes here, but also because mistress tink has reversed the colors it's almost as if the icon pops even more.

3.

etilia76 from

maiconography here
Why this icon? I think etilia76 captures the hope and the fear from the later seasons with this icon - the light colors are eyecatching but still rich, and Buffy's expression is only underscored by the sprawling text that can't be read.

4.

born_butterfly from

violet_clouds here
Why this icon? Born butterfly grabs and magnifies one of my other favorite Buffy expressions - the whimsical, adorable, and totally unrepentant roll of the eyes. The way born butterfly has done the coloring here only compliments that, and the very light texturing softens the whole thing so that it's springy and sweet.

5.

marshmallow at

yummy_sushi_pjs here
Why this icon? I love the cropping, the coloring, the almost grainy but not quite texture of the photo and the use of the spray of light. It all comes together in this really beautiful way here.