Review (2/5): Please - just go buy a topcoat.
Oh my word- no.
Okay- so this looked like a wonderful beginner kit. I am not a beginner, but I was excited to have everything in a tiny package- something easy to pull out with friends but with high quality results.
I got a friend, we opened the box and assumed I'd be ready to do her nails without getting my nail kit.
Nope.
The first sept (as it always is) was to clean buff and shape the nail- nothing included to do that.
I thought- okay- no big deal.
I got my stuff out and took care of it. I then applied their prep product- Nail dehydrator- all good.
I started to plug in the nail light, so I’d be ready after we apply the first coat- but this kit didn't include a plug- just a usb cord. (sigh) I got up again- and got an extra usb plug I had. Now slightly annoyed because this is supposed to be a ready kit-
but hey-- really-- not a huge deal.
Then I applied the base coat. Whew- runny. I wasn’t impressed with it’s consentaneity. But maybe it’d perform well?
Then I tried to cure it. Cue the light--
Oh, my word their nail lamp is horrible.
It’s very cheap looking- only fits four fingers- not the thumb at the same time, and really feels off- like the break into shards plastic, not the bendy kind. (I was still trying to accept this as a no big deal point but the red flags were slapping me in the face.)
I read the pamphlet to see how long it needed to cure- the pamphlet said "cure for the appropriate time" or something just a vague. I read the nail polish, to find the appropriate time- nope. I looed over the box- nothing.
We used the lamp like 5 times and finally got her base coat cured. Then we had to do the same with just her thumb. I have nail lights that cost three bucks that work better than this thing. I’m not kidding. In fact- I use single nail lights that only cure one nail at a time—and this was SLOWER!
Okay- that was over.
Where is the red polish?
The box says: “Step two apply polish” and it has a picture of the polish- a red polish, they name it like it’s included.
It’s not.
This starter kit isn’t much of a START without a polish-
but Okay- my nail kit to save the day.
I pulled out a blush pink gel that always does me right.
But the base coat is weird. The polish is almost clumping on the nail. It applies a tad bit patchy. I get that not all formulas work together—but they DIDN’T GIVE ME a polish to work with so theirs- in theory- should be mostly universal. I didn’t know I was intended to buy-one polishe- AND their kit to make this happen.
I try to cure MY gel polish tin their lamp.
(thank goodness my friend is a very laid-back person- she was amazing about this, laughing with me--) I was itching to pull out a good lamp but I didn’t, so I’d give this a true test.
(Or because I wanted to test my patience. Two birds one stone)
Now—here is the saving grace—
the top coat is wonderful.
It works like some of my best top coats- it leaves that perfect glassy look and it applies like a dream.
Later I used the same top coat on my nails- and it worked just as well without the weird base coat and the horrible lamp and a totally different brand of nail polish.
THIS WHOLE KIT AND THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE GOING FOR IT IS THE TOP COAT!
Now I get why this has good reviews—it’s the gel top coat.
No wonder it lasts- I can only guess Red Carpet knows their top coat is fantastic, so they threw a bunch of bad apples in here –aware beginners won’t know any better.
Please. You can buy wonderful topcoats for 10-20 bucks NOT 50 OF YOUR HARD-EARNED DOLLARS- This is such a sad waste- and they don’t even throw in a file, or a plug in or red polish?
I have more stuff coming from this brand—things I got before I tried this-- that I’m going to be trying-
I really hope this is their only issue... we shall see. 
I hope this review was helpful because I don’t want your money wasted. :(