I've had them and love the way the look but I hate how my nails hurt and are horribly thin after I take them off... I am suffering now because I just recently took them off for gardening season. It takes a commitment to keep them nice, at least one and a half hours every two weeks. I first got them when I was dressing up for work and had to wear pantyhose... my own nails would always run the hose and I was spending a fortune on hose so I splurged on nails and actually saved money in the long run. I just got tired of the time it takes to sit and breath in all the acetone every other week... also I used to worry about the women who actually worked in the nail shop that I went to, the acetone fumes must cause some sort of problem long term. But with all that said... I love the way they look... oh how we suffer to look good!!!