This stuff will not fail you. The trick is to put on a coat every day. If you do, within 6 weeks, you will need to actually cut your nails down to the length you want, rather than just file rough edges from peeling and broken nails. I am not making this up. It is more expensive than "top coats" but this product actually does make my nails grow. I could not grow my nails - ever - until I used this product. Now there is rarely a day that goes by that I do not get complimented on my hands or nails, and I have ugly arthritis. I am convinced people only see the nails now, and not the swollen and crooked joints.Nailtiques can get thick if you are slow and leave the top off for too long. If that happens, just stick the bottle under your armpit for a minute and then apply. It will "thin" it out and it will be very easy to apply until the bottom of the bottle.Buyer beware: More than one online seller will try and get away with shipping the 0.25oz bottle rather than the 0.5oz bottle you paid for. 3 times this has happened to me (over several years), and all 3 times the remainder owing was shipped immediately. ALSO: Do not be tempted by the cheaper knock-off called "NailTek". It is just another top coat.If you really want to blow your mind, use NailTique Formula 2 while taking 10,000mcg of biotin twice a day. I wish I had a photo of my former fingernails to compare; they are but a distant memory. And I sure as heck never took a picture of them anyway.