Packaged body adhering absorbent article and method of applying such article to a wearer

A packaged feminine care absorbent article comprising:

• an absorbent article including an absorbent structure and a shell, the absorbent structure being configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region such that the absorbent structure is outside the female wearer's labia majora during use to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, the shell being configured for supporting the absorbent structure at said vaginal region, the shell having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, the body-facing surface having an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer, a releasable peel sheet covering the adhesive on the body-facing surface of the shell,
• the absorbent article having a packaged configuration and a use configuration, at least a portion of the absorbent article being in overlapping relationship with another portion of the absorbent article in the packaged configuration, the portions being free from overlapping relationship in the use configuration.