I also got the cleansing pads. First, complely discard the flimsy plastic tweezer in the pack and get a metal needle nose tweezer, that helped a lot. Second, if you have considerable flappy skin as I do (age/puffyness) be prepared to dedicate considerable practice time to pull the skin and move the strip. Its not easy at first but dont get discouraged. I had to give myself a break and come back to it with more determination. I dont have large eyes but wanted a clearly evident lid. No way Id sign up for surgery on my eyes so I knew I had to master the placement. Im doing real good with the right but still a ways to go on the left. Just ordered the size 8 as I'm about out of my 7's., May have overstepped my capacity but Ill see and hope I can make it work. Here is another advantage no one talks about: I CAN SEE BETTER WITH THEM ON. Thats another advantage for me. I wish I had a professional nearby to help me but Ill get the hang of it sooner or later. Good luck to All!