It is able to absorb the pus from the pimple in ~ 7hours so I normally would put it on before I sleep and in the morning the pimple would be smaller (lesser/no pus). It’s quite invisible when you first put it on (bareface). I’m not too sure about applying makeup over it cause I’m prone to breakouts quite easily.
There are 2 sizes (smaller and larger). The smaller patches normally work for me regardless of how big and inflamed the singular pimple is. However, because I have a lot of breakouts on my cheeks, I would rather have a big patch to absorb all the pus from all the pimples instead of having to individually put a patch on every pimple. Second, the larger pimple patch is not big and wide enough for 2 pimples that are in close proximity, more suitable if you have pustules that are larger in size like the size of a nail head.