I have seen those around and even tried on once.  I had trouble trying to use it on myself, however it was great when braiding someone elses hair.  Fortunately, I have figured out how to french braid my own hair.

Haha! I found a site teaching french braiding and I did it myself on the first try! It's not that hard trust me!! 

Keep practicing, you will soon be able to braid you hair quickly and will find you won't need the assistance.  French braids are a great way to keep your hair away from your face and look great!

I have been french-braiding hair for years, since I was about 10. 

Whenever I braid someone elses hair, I find the "top" braid (I think it is called the Dutch braid, where it sits on the outside)  is easiest and looks great.  I can only do the French (tucked inside the hair) on myself.

Anyone have any tips on how to accomplish this easily on themselves???

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The Dutch braid is basically the same as the French braid other than passing the section of hair under the center section instead of over.  I find that once I get the braid started, the finger/hand positions are pretty much the same.

My hair is all one length (no bangs), but I have lots of little frizzies I like to control so I usually start braiding about 2" from my front hair line if I want the braid to hold my hair well all day.  If I am doing a quick french braid that does not need to have super holding power, I will start at about the crown.  When my hair was shorter, I would pull the hair from above the ears back and secure it with a barrette, then start french braiding from that point.

Keep on practicing and don't worry about perfection, you'll get it soon!

I usually french braid while my hair is still wet after being freshly washed.

I would like to report that now I can do a french braid without my Easybraider! 

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Congratulations!  Next comes dutch braids, then crown braids.  Keep on braiding!

Practice, practice, practice.

I just wanted to say thank you for the tip about the easy braider.  I have -never- been able to french braid hair let alone try to french braid my own hair.  I just didn't have a knack for it and my hair would always tangle on itself.

It took a long time to ship, but it is a handy tool.  I wore my hair french braided to work today, and I was quite proud of it, heh. 

I have no desire to learn to french braid without it. 

What is an Easy Braider? Germany is absolutely underdeveloped concerning hair toys. No hairsticks, no beautiful ponytail holders with austrian crystals (and hairboutique.com only ships with UPS- 30 $ shipping fees  ), no bunjees, no helpful things to updo hair easily, no really extraordinary hair jewelery- I have to move to the U.S. 

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;) I am such a good customer because these sticks are the best accessoire I ever found. Easy to use and so much pretty I want to have a glass cupboard (funny word I hope my dictionary didn´t fool me ;)) to put them all in  ;D
Cool, may I have a room overlooking the garden? And may I take my horse with me ;)?

Thank you! I am not able to braid a simple single braid on my own hair  I have to ask my mum or to do a twist (seems to be easier for me )

I think everyone has their own  "best method" for self braiding.  I've watched others french braid their own hair, and I know I don't use the same fingering.  Maybe that is because I had to teach myself how to braid my hair.  My best advice is "practice, practice, practice".  The more you practice, the easier it gets.

yes  they are! i only watch before i start  if  there are no strange loops on top of my hair.

I'm afraid Brad, the Bunjii guy has closed up shop.  He was looking for a buyer for a while, but his web page disappeared a couple of months ago.  We can only hope that someone brings them back.

If you're new to braiding altogether, see if you can braid someone else's hair a few times first so you can get the hang of it.  Then when you start on your own hair, don't use a mirror, close your eyes and try to visualize where the strands of hair are and where they're going.  I don't know about everyone else but when I used to french braid my own hair, it was easier to leave a strand loose over the top of my hand to keep it seperate, rather than try and hold it between my fingers.  My hair is thick and coarse though so it stays in place well, if your hair is thin or silky it might not work as well.