I can just advice start using them you will discover amazing world of beauty. Especially the way of using your fingers to blend will build up a special connection between you and your work. By the way, try to use pastel paper too, as powder of soft pastel will stick to pastel paper better. I recently bought "Pastelmatt" and love it, it is a cardboard thickness and pastel sticks good on it, especially if you will decide to frame it with this paper you do not need to fix it. Good luck!