I think I really lucked out and found a really good fit for my nail beds. These fit me AMAZING! They're thin, but not too thin IMO. Very translucent in certain lighting but at most angles, especially with movement as its typical of our hands, your eyes just catch the GORGEOUS opalescence soft pink, shiny surface color. Personally, I think they're beautiful. I will reorder for sure!!I personally like to use the gel tabs. Some really good sticky ones came with this set. They were a little more difficult to work with than some, (harder to remove the top shield) but worth it for the extra stickiness. Definitely less damage to the nail bed for me and I like to change mine out every 10-14 days. If you take the right steps, the gel tabs work really well! If you want them to last 2 plus weeks, you're better off with nail glue or gel/curing but I don't like the struggle to get them off and the potential damage.Here's my method that works for me:1. Gently push back cuticles with an appropriate tool2. Clean nail beds thoroughly with at least 70% alcohol. I use the alcohol wipe pads.3. Size correctly (these do have the standard size imprints on the underside of the top of the nails)4. Use a tool to pickup and place gel tabs onto nail beds, pull tab down near cuticle moon5. Pull off top shield in quick angled upward pull (I sometimes use tweezers if needed)6. Place bottom edge of nail on bottom nail base at an angle, and press down firmly - roll over nailbed with firm pressureDONE - I didn't even need to buff any edges for these!Hope someone finds this helpful! ?