practice makes perfect [SEP] i mostly bought this for the lamp which is fantastic and have had no issues the kit itself is fine as a beginner i want to get good at the technique and this gel is great for that i found it is better to do one nail at a time as the gel settles a little also the nail forms are so arched you end up with a terribly thick nail if you like short nails go for the paper form insteadthe supplies will last a few months i do my nails every two weeks and found this kit needs to be redone weekly due to lifting also the brush is not very high quality and will need to be replaced soon