Absolutely love this kit! it totally blew me away and changed the way i do my nails. It was the first time ever i did something like this because i have never been to the salon to do my nails but ussually just paint my nails with normal nail polish. The great thing about this is there is absolutely no drying time,if you follow the instructions to the letter you will have beautifully painted and high gloss finish nails until you remove them and lastly gel actually strengthens the nails so i had no nails break when i ussually do. Recommend this to everybody. The starter kit i agree you do fork out quite a large amount but if you think about the long term results and how long it will last you bit is actually cheaper than doing your nails at the salon or painting them with normal nail polish