Style Magic Hair Charms work better on humans than on dolls

In 1989, Mattel sold Style Magic Barbie, Christie, Whitney and Skipper.  Skipper was sold only in Canada and I assume Europe.  The Style Magic dolls had the ultimate 1980s big hair, which was called Wondra Curl.  Wondra Curl is different from Quick Curl in that there were no wires in the hair.  However, while Quick Curl hair worked, I don't see any difference in Wondra Curl after you play with it.

Also sold were Style Magic Hair Charms.  There were extra attachable tresses for the dolls, and they could also be attached to a larger barrette meant for a human girl.  Meanwhile, what came with the dolls were a large comb with holes in it, and an authentic looking curling iron.  While the comb goes through the hair, attempting to leave the comb in the hair and attach things to do does not work.  Nor does the curling iron--it doesn't make a different set of curls.  The Hair Charms switches work fine on the dolls, but again, the larger barrette looks stupid and is way too big in scale for Barbie and friends.

What's really weird is that the Hair Charms sets shown in the 1989 booklet do not correspond with what was actually sold in the packaging.  As you can see in the booklet page I added, the pieces pictured are mix-and-match to what was in the stores.

I own only one of the Hair Charms lengths, a pale blonde braid on a pink and black triangle.  It works well on my Skipper.  Pulling her wild bi-color hair back from her face and wrapping the braid around it made for a much prettier doll.  I am assuming that, with her puffy clothes, she is supposed to be either a ballerina in a tutu or a fairy in a fluttery dress.

I purchased the doll at a doll show from Paul David, as she was not available in stores in the US.  The photo of her with her box is what I shot when I bought the doll, 32 years ago!

Style Magic Skipper is very "fluffy" looking!

The switches that came with the Style Magic Hair Charms were well-made.

Pulling the hair back from her face makes
Style Magic Skipper much more attractive.

No, it's not your imagination.  Skipper's hair has a peach tint to it.

The pieces pictured in the 1989 clothing booklet were rearranged when they were placed
in their packaging to be sold.