tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post1823140053401197363..comments2024-03-14T07:38:48.435-04:00Comments on Lacquer Slacker Liz: Octopus Party Nail Lacquer Kin PeaksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-81580940791384199112016-01-05T09:07:46.132-05:002016-01-05T09:07:46.132-05:00I know that feeling, the one that washes over you ...I know that feeling, the one that washes over you like a wave when you're working with an exceptional polish formula. I call it polisher's bliss. Suddenly your mouth falls open and every brushstroke is perfection, one after the other.<br /><br />You must have a very strong aptitude for visual discrimination, Lara, where you have the ability to notice the tiniest differences between things. Using a natively powerful aptitude is like breathing, you're going to do it whether you're conscious of it or not, but I think visual discrimination is an exceptionally rewarding and enjoyable aptitude to possess because it keeps your mind focussed on and interested in everything you process visually, literally everything you see!<br /><br />When I was in college I went to the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation in Washington DC and did their in-depth aptitude testing. Visual discrimination and rhythm memory were my two strongest aptitudes. A decade later I got a job at Duke University Press as a production editor, which I loved, and it was almost immediately apparent to me that this job was using my strongest native aptitudes on a daily basis.<br /><br />Johnson O'Connor was originally founded to aptitude test for the US military shortly after WWI, where they saw too many soldiers get killed too quickly. The military wanted a way to screen potential soldiers for their natural talents so they could be placed in jobs that they already had the fundamental skillset for, and thus not only utilize the men in a smarter, more productive way but also in roles where they were less likely to be killed because they were naturally better at them.<br /><br />Pretty fascinating stuff, I think! Here's the website if you're interested: http://www.jocrf.org/ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135968514878220352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-11453180038289319592016-01-04T10:56:41.726-05:002016-01-04T10:56:41.726-05:00If this were on my nails, I would be outside (sunn...If this were on my nails, I would be outside (sunny here) all day in a daydream, staring at the oh-so-elegant beautiful holo flame of this polish. Besides being so pretty, it sounds like one of those polishes that just make you wiggle and squeal while applying it because it has such an affinity for the nail. (While there are so many wonderful polishes out there, very few have that magical quality - when I run across one, it makes me round my mouth and Ohhhh comes out!)<br />Love your color sense, and that you often supply links to the universal color of the polish. Sometimes choosing colors for me is like a visit to the optometrist. You know, the machine with lenses that you look through while they constantly change lenses asking which is clearer "This one or this one?". Hahahah, I hate that one, especially when it has narrowed to two choices and you can't decide which is better. They need a machine you look into that then senses what you need and spits out the information!<br />Okay, back to topic... When I was arranging my polish in a rainbow, there were some colors that could have fit in two or even categories. I did some paper swatching and was surprised at some, like one that I always thought was baby blue and it was really a pale lavender (but with a strong light blue lean). I used a bright white paper (versus a clear plastic) and felt since they were all swatched on it that that leveled the playing (color) field. I don't know, maybe some colors have more of an affinity for a white base. The paper was cheaper, though, since I have a ream or so of it, and it was also easier to take clear photos. After a bit of that, I did one of those color quizzes online and aced it, so all that color apparently didn't make me blind to the color wheel. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-63973821143322832902016-01-03T06:55:34.085-05:002016-01-03T06:55:34.085-05:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135968514878220352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026431379907947468.post-10583713766998863192016-01-03T03:09:03.176-05:002016-01-03T03:09:03.176-05:00Fantastic writing and excellent pictures!!!!Fantastic writing and excellent pictures!!!!Carpe Cactushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174068927693997691noreply@blogger.com