I am SO glad I did. Yes, I do wear a tampon with them when Im out of the house for heavier days, but they last me all day, and towards the middle of the week I can even wear them without a tampon. No liner/pad needed, even on the first day, if I change the tampon every 3 hours (which I do anyway). And thats from someone with average-heavy flow, having just come off the pill for the first time in 7 years I wasn't sure what to anticipate, but it is so much rougher than I expected during my time now. These honestly have been partly the reason I haven't gone back on bc, and have made my life way easier. I don't think Ill ever buy a pad again. The best thing?? NO AWFUL PAD AT NIGHT! That was the WORST part of periods before for me, as the adhesive would always get stuck to my hair/skin by the morning. And it would always slip anyway. With these, if you buy the right size, you have COMPLETE COVERAGE, you are sealed up, all night, with no chance of sticky pain come morning. Seriously, these are lifesavers.

Of course, if you have a super heavy flow during the night, maybe this wouldnt work for you w/o pads. But Id say mine is average to high at night, and i have no issue of leaking.

Cleaning: Ive had them a few months, and these at least for me are just fine on hot water in the washing machine and even dryer, though they dry super quick so I would just air dry them. Definitely rinse out in the sink first before the machine though, actually i rinse out in the sink immediately after I change them out.

Smell: I haven't noticed a heavy smell with these. But like I said, i also use tampons on heavy days.

Noise: a bit noisy at night, but not noticeably so. During the day, noise isn't a problem for me at all.

Sizing: Im 58, 37-26-39.5, bought size 7 and 8. 8 are for sleeping, 7 for during the day. They do come up almost to my belly button, but for me thats fine because I always wear high waisted bottoms (also I think they or a similar brand have ones that are low cut). Honestly the 8 are HUGE, which is fine for nighttime. But the 7s are also a tad loose, couldve gone with 6, but it does leave room for any shrinkage, or lets be honest, growth-age on my end, lol. I wouldnt say they run large, just buy your normal size or if unsure, size up one.