Hi there. I bought my kit from LA tanning and had no problems with the kit. The feedback that I got on the solutions (8,10 and 12%) was that the colour was nice, but fade off wasnt the best. I also tried out Nouvatan (8,10 and 12) and feedback I had from that solution was the fade off was really nice, just faded like a natural tan. The LA Disco (which I use on the disco dancers) is a fab colour which they love as they want it really really, no I mean really dark lol and they like to leave the guide colour on as well so the fact that it has a double bronzer is great. I have also found that the Nouvatan has definitley got the best smell before application as some of them are awful smelling. LA tanning is not too bad smelling on application either. If I was you I would just try different samples of solution to see what fits the general concensus, horses for courses! good luck in your quest.