This is probably a good practice! Admittedly I'm an awful judge of my own stuff. (I nearly threw away a Dawn & Buffybot icon that I didn't submit to a challenge but posted here anyway, and kikimay snagged it. I thought it was a failure but she loved it. I never know.)

I love your icon btw - that is an old-school damn fine crop and really intense expression! is it from btvs or ats?