This paper reports on the use of high resolution NMR to profile the curing dynamics in real time of two monomer mixes, one predominantly HEMA and the other a HEMA/NVP/TBE comonomer. FTIR data on the same materials permit examination of the complementarity of NMR and FTIR in probing curing dynamics. The observed responses are compared with simulations generated by a new program which is applicable to an N-component monomer mix, using published reactivity ratios for NVP and HEMA and those of a reasonable analogue for TBE. The ability to monitor NMR chemical shift and line shapes as curing proceeds provides additional insight into the curing dynamics. Differences in the curing profiles observed in the two experimental approaches are rationalized in terms of their relative sensitivities to short and longer range effects in the curing monomer. Agreement among data types is good whereas details relating to relative sensitivities are in part tentative and merit more detailed investigation.