Review (5/5): Satisfied and Recommend
I purchased my starter kit directly from Revel, plus an extra color. Since I rely on reviews from Amazon, I'm including mine to help others.
My colors are the first photo-Shady and Starburst.
My first attempt was with Shady and I did a great job on my left hand, but didn't smooth out the right enough. It held up well, but I only got a week out of it because I couldn't deal with the bad job I'd done on my right hand.
The second photo is the second time I did my nails and first time I used Starburst. Glitter is more forgiving. I realized that with two coats of the color, you could still see the white of my nail through it. The second time I used this color, I used a white base (Fresh Cotton from Sally's). This second time is the grid photo with the purple/silver.
From start to finish (with bare nails) this takes about 45 minutes.
Advice:
1-Watch YouTube tutorials. All systems have different instructions, so they might not all apply to your kit. Keep that in mind as you watch them.
2-Let the dip dry before you brush off the excess. I didn't do that before, but employed that advice my third time (purple/silver photo) and it was a better experience.
3-Don't do this without a good buffer. A plain old nail file ain't gonna cut it!
4-I bought nail clips to hold the acetone-soaked cotton on my nails and it works way better than foil. I can do all my nails at once.
5-Before stating dip polish, after washing hands, wipe nails with alcohol pad. It gets all the oils off your nails. This is good advice for regular polish, too.