^^ Lou, I didn't have any trouble with the application. I was actually pleasantly surprised that I was able to do it as quickly as I did (I'm guessing 20 minutes tops for the entire job). The key, I think, is to not rush it because it's easy to get wrinkles/folds if you don't carefully stretch and smooth the strip on the nail. Even with my nails at this length I had some overhang but it was really easy just to swipe the included file over the edge and remove it. I use non-acetone polish remover and did find that it took a little elbow grease to remove these, though. I will probably try another pattern soon, but I have so many bottles of polish I'm just trying to keep those in a good rotation as is.
(OT, but *congrats* on your new Specktra status!)