- 'kay- I went to Walgreens and they had these 2 combs on a card by scuncii-one is supposed to make a
z-shaped part in your hair and the other makes an
s-shaped part

They are not user-friendly! (And I'm a liscensed hairstylist; sad, but true).  My scalp is raw from trying to figure it out.

If anyone knows how to work these things, I would REALLY appreciate some detailed instructions.  I feel really stupid right about now.

TIA,
strawberryfine

I'm all thumbs when it comes to that kind of stuff.
I've seen those but I've never bought them.  My stylist
showed me how to do a zig zag part but when I got home I couldn't do it.  I have 3 french braider tools
but I can't figure those out either.   I need a hair minion!

I haven't seen what you are talking about, but I have made zig-zag parts before. All you have to do is take the end of a comb, or something with a fine tip, and brush your hair all the way back so it has no part. Then starting at the beginning of the hairline, "draw" in the part that you want. At the end, separate the hair into two pieces, and your part will be there. I think that's what you were looking for  ???

I have seen those zig zag combs and thought about getting one but I bought a Scunci Crisscrosser Herringbone Braider that is also TOTALLY user unfriendly. >:( In theory it should work but the instructions are so lacking as to be almost non-existant and I can't even figure out which direction the 'tool' is supposed to go in.  ::) I just ended up mad and frustrated and very skeptical of Scunci products.  ???

Thanks SO very much for your  replys.  I'll just go back to the "use the tip of the comb and freehand it" method.  I can do that okay.  I just saw what looked like a novel hair toy....imagine my disappointment! :'(
But at least I don't feel stupid for not being able to work the darn thing anymore!
Many Thanks again,
strawberryfine

Hi Autumn,

I have one of those Scünci herringbone braiders and I think it's great! It takes a long time to do the braid (sore arm muscles), but without the tool I wouldn't be able to do one at all.

You divide your hair into halves and stick them in each side of the tool. The wire (wavy bit) should be behind your hair, towards your head. Then take pieces from each side and cross them over to the other side, pushing them all the way into the tool (so you don't take the same piece twice in a row).

Good luck!

/Kate

THANKS kATE!  :)

Now that I know it works I will keep trying, I thought maybe it was just defective. I need to have more patience.  ;)

It's definitely not the easiest braid to do - since you're using such small pieces all the time, it takes forever! You could practice by doing a pigtail, that should be easier than putting all your hair in a herringbone.

Good luck!

/Kate

Herringbone braids have got to be the SLOWEST braid to do!  I did one on my neighbor's waist length hair a few years back - it took at least an hour!

I actually have had those combs for about two years. I got mine at Krogers. With a little practice they actually work. I have strait hair so that helps too. I like to use them when my color is growing out to disguise my roots untill I color them again.

Sherry

I am such a sucker for buying Scunci products, and at least half of them turn out to be useless on my hair, mostly because my hair is so thin and some of the clips I bought slide right back out.  These are my most recent binge items and what I think of them:
* The synthetic-hair hair tie- I actually really like this one, I got one that is like a short funky pony tail that has little tiny braids in it too.  I bun my hair and slap this puppy right over it, securing it with bobby pins.  Instant hair-do! http://www.scunci.com/product_detail.aspx?gid=5&pid=9999999999

* Hair clasp with 4 small clips attached on the outside-  This may be hard to envision, but you are supposed to divide your hair in half horizontally and temporarily clip up the top half while you put the bottom half into the clasp like a low pony tale.  Then you release the top half and split that into four equal sections (vertically this time, like you were about to make 4 braids).  Then you're to twist each section down to the clasp, and secure each piece into one of the little claw clips on the back of the clasp, so you would have 4 twists of hair coming down and being secured to the back of the clasp, while the clasp is holding the rest of your hair in a low pony.  Looked cool on the package, not a chance in hades of it staying in my hair though  :'(, maybe if my hair were like five times thicker!

*The Pony Tale Tool-  This is a little gadget that I'm not having much luck with yet either!  Here is a link so you can see what it does, the hook keeps getting stuck so that I can't pull it through.  I'll keep trying...
http://www.scunci.com/product_detail.aspx?gid=11&pid=30&lp=3

*French Twist clip- Garbage!  It's kind of like a 4" long locking comb that is supposed to help you secure the ends of your hair (you put it in like one of those banana clips and pull it away from your head to the ends of your hair) and twist up to your head, making a perfect frech twist.  Well, not so much is the case with that for me, to the trash it went!

They are just the recent ones, you can imagine what my hair accessory basket looks like! :P  I did not try the zig zag parting comb, although it was in my hands for a brief while along with my other mostly useless accessories, but I had the will power to put that one back!  I usually just do it the way that leia described, with the tip of a comb.  I'll be interested to hear what other favorite, or not so favorite hair accessories all of you out there have ventured to buy!  

Maggie,
That first thing, the tie-on hair (http://www.scunci.com/product_detail.aspx?gid=5&pid=9999999999 ) looks really cool.

I'll have to put it on my list.  I've promised not to buy any more hair stuff until January 17. ::)

I had the ponytail tool, too.  Nope, me neither!

There is an older thread, I think it is under the fine hair section, "Oh so fine" and  it is about barrettes sliding out of fine hair.  There are some really good tips there.

HTH,
strawberryfine

Thanks Strawberryfine, some good tips!  Hey, I was so busy complaining about the clips & stuff that I don't like, that I didn't mention my favorite new clip that actually does work for me.  It's also made by scunci, it's called a Linziclip.  Instead of it having one central hinge that it pivots off of in the center, this clip is flat where that hinge would be (well, slightly curved), and on either side of that piece are small hinges that open each side individually, and inside the jaws are an extra little set of teeth to really hold your hair in place.  And because of it being flat-backed, it sits closer to your head, not sticking out so far like the regular jaw clips do.  This one is a keeper, great for anyone with hard-to-hold hair, like mine! One small step for hairclips, a great leap for hair-do's...