I use the Eyelash Emporium gel pads too and I think they're great, but I use them a little differently to you. I put the pad down first, right up UNDER the lower lashes, then I tape the lower lashes to the pad. I don't like using the pads alone because as Hypnotic Lashes says the gel can run and also they have a tendancy to slide around if the client has moisturised recently or has oily skin. I also feel they get the full benefit of the treatment this way.
All of my clients who have been lashed elsewhere have been impressed by how comfortable the tape removal process is because it's not stuck to the skin. They've said they dreaded the tape being removed and even though it's such a small part of the service, it's the thing that stuck with them. I've also found that I can apply tape this way even on those with tape allergies, as it's not touching the skin.