Henry Margu Wigs: The UK Guide to the Brand, Its Collections, Colours and Our Favourite Styles

November 3rd, 2026 | 11 min read | By: Liv

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We added Henry Margu to the site in 2019, after a lot of trying on, and it has become one of the brands our customers ask for by name. If you’ve arrived here from a search for Henry Margu, the wigs themselves are in our Henry Margu collection; this page is for the questions people ask before they buy. Who are Henry Margu? What’s the difference between the collections? How do those colour codes work? Which styles do we actually recommend? And how do you know you’re buying the real thing in the UK?
We’ve sold, fitted and styled hundreds of these wigs since then, so what follows is our view rather than the brochure’s.

Vintage photograph from the early years of the Henry Margu wig company

Who Is Henry Margu?

Henry Margu is one of the oldest wig makers still trading. The company was founded in Philadelphia in 1951 and is still family-owned, which is rare in an industry that has mostly consolidated. For seventy-odd years their reputation has rested on two things: cap construction, with hand-tied monofilament tops and well-finished lace fronts that sit flat and look like skin; and colour, where they were early to the rooted and highlighted blends that now define a natural-looking wig. Their strapline is “the difference is beautiful”, and for once we’d say the strapline is earned.

They design in the United States and manufacture to their own specification. The styles lean classic rather than fashion-forward: the sort of cuts a good hairdresser would give you, in colours a good colourist would mix.

Why We Chose the Brand

Three reasons, in the order they persuaded us. The fibre: Henry Margu’s synthetic has a softness and movement that we noticed the first time we handled it, and it’s the thing customers comment on over the phone, in emails and when they come to our shop. The colours: the highlighted (H) blends in particular are some of the most natural we stock, and they photograph the way they look in real life. And the caps: a Henry Margu monofilament top is a well-made thing, and the petite and petite-average sizes fill a gap that other brands leave. The prices sit in the middle of our range, from around £150 for a Featherlight style to £330 for the hand-tied collections, and the human hair pieces above that.

The Collections, in Plain English

Henry Margu organises its wigs into collections, and the collection tells you what cap you’re getting. This is the part the brochures make confusing, so here it is straight.

Collection	What the cap is	Who it suits	Price guide
Naturally Yours	Hand-knotted monofilament top, often with a lace front; the hair can be parted anywhere and lifted at the root	Anyone who wants the most natural crown and parting, and total hair loss where the scalp shows through	Higher; around £300 to £330
Chic	Fully hand-tied: mono top, lace front, hand-tied back and sides	The most comfortable option for sensitive scalps; the lightest feel	Highest of the synthetics
Featherlight	Open wefted cap with ultra-thin wefts; some with a lace front or mono part	Warm weather, long days, and anyone who finds wigs hot; also the entry price	Around £150
HiLite	Wefted or mono-part caps; the collection is defined by its highlighted colours rather than the cap	People choosing for colour first	Mid-range
Petite Solutions	The same constructions in petite and petite-average sizes	Smaller heads, and the many women who find an average cap rides up	As the equivalent style
Mane Attractions	Longer, fuller styles across cap types	Length and volume	Mid to higher
Human hair	Pearl (wig) and Opal (enhancer): hand-tied human hair pieces	Those who want to colour, heat style and wear for years	Pearl around £2,900; Opal around £1,500

If you’re unsure which cap you need, our wig buyer’s guide explains monofilament, lace front and wefted construction, and our beginners’ guide is the gentlest place to start.

How Henry Margu Colours Work

This is the question we’re asked most, so here is the Henry Margu colour chart decoded. The brand uses numbers for base shades and letters for the effect. Henry Margu wig colors (the brand is American, so you’ll see that spelling on the tags) come in roughly eighty shades, and the codes mean this:

A plain number (4, 6, 8, 12) is a solid base shade, dark to light: 4 is dark brown, 8 medium brown, 12 light brown, 26 golden blonde, 14 ash blonde, 613 pale blonde.
H after the number (6H, 8H, 12H) means highlighted: a base shade with lighter strands blended through it. These are the colours we recommend most; they’re the ones that look like real hair with real light in it.
Two numbers with a slash (8/27/33H) means a blend of those base shades, and H means it’s highlighted too.
R or GR (26GR, 88GR) means rooted: a darker shade at the root fading to the lighter shade, the way grown-out colour looks on a real head. GR shades hide a hairline well.
Grey mixes are given as a percentage (44H is charcoal with 50% grey; 56 is light grey with 15% light brown). The number is the proportion of grey.

On our site every Henry Margu colour has a name as well as a code (Chocolate Brown + Caramel HL is 7H; Dark Strawberry Mix is 88H; Light Golden Blonde R is 26GR), and the product pages show every shade on the wig. If you’re between two, send us a photo and we’ll tell you which; our guide to matching wig colour to your skin tone explains what we’re looking for when we do.

Cap Sizes, Petite and Average

Most wig brands make one size, called average, and hope. Henry Margu makes a good number of styles in petite and petite-average as well, and if you’ve ever had a wig that slides back or feels like a hat, that may be the whole answer. Measure first with our wig size guide; if you come out at petite, the Henry Margu petite styles and our wider petite wigs collection are where to look. Every cap has adjustable straps at the nape as well.

Heat-Friendly Fibre and What It Means

Henry Margu’s newer styles, including this year’s launches (Misty, Meadow, Pebbles, Whisper and the new enhancers), are made from heat-friendly fibre. That means you can curl, straighten or refresh them with tools set to 130°C or below; above that the fibre is damaged permanently, so a tool with a low setting is essential. The older collections are standard synthetic, which comes pre-styled and must never meet heat. The product page says which you’re buying. Our heat-friendly wigs guide covers how to style them, and does heat protectant spray work on wigs? answers the question that follows.

Our Favourite Henry Margu Styles, by Length

These are the ones we recommend for our customers.

Short and cropped

Henry Margu Becky wig, a short cropped style with soft longer layers

Henry Margu Amber wig, a short textured style with a lace front

Henry Margu Bailey wig, a classic short style with soft waves and volume

Henry Margu Michelle wig, a sleek, full short style from the Naturally Yours collection

Becky: A cropped style with longer layers that soften the outline; monofilament top. The one we suggest to customers who want short but not severe.
Amber: Short, textured, lace front, and the best value in the range. A first wig for a lot of people.
Bailey: Classic shape with soft waves and volume; wefted and light. Suits most face shapes and most ages.
Michelle: Sleek, short and full; the most polished of the short styles and the one for a formal occasion.

Shoulder length

Presley: flowing layers with a lace front and mono part. Our team’s example of how Henry Margu fibre moves; it is as natural as synthetic gets.
Misty: One of this year’s heat-friendly launches, light and airy, 27 colours. For summer and for styling freedom.

Long

Farrah: Long layers, mono top, the style people come in asking for by name.
Delilah: Long and luscious, 22 colours; the newest of the long styles.

Every current style is in the Henry Margu collection, filterable by length, cap size and colour family. If you’d rather see them on, book a free appointment in Slaithwaite; we keep most of the range in stock to try.

Henry Margu Toppers and Enhancers

If you have hair of your own and want volume or length rather than a full wig, Henry Margu’s enhancers clip over your own hair on a monofilament base and blend at the parting. This year’s enhancers are heat-friendly, and Opal is the human hair version for those who want to colour it to match. They’re in our hair enhancers collection, and our guide to hairpieces and wigs for thinning hair explains when a topper is the better buy.

Buying Genuine Henry Margu in the UK

Henry Margu don’t sell direct to UK customers, so you’ll buy through a retailer, and you’ll find listings on Amazon and eBay alongside the specialist shops. A few things worth knowing before you choose.

Marketplace listings are often grey imports or old stock: discontinued colours, superseded cap versions, and no way to check what you’ll get. Returns, if offered, are to a third party.
An authorised stockist: sells current stock in current colours, with the manufacturer’s packaging and care guidance.
Buying from us means VAT relief if you wear a wig for medical hair loss (20% off the price, which no marketplace will apply), our 14-day returns, colour advice from people who handle these wigs daily, and the shop in Slaithwaite if you’d like to try before you decide. The price is usually the same or better once VAT relief is applied.

If you’ve seen a Henry Margu style elsewhere at a price that looks too good, ring us on 01484 844557 and we’ll tell you what we know about it.Henry Margu don’t sell direct to UK customers, so you’ll buy through a retailer, and you’ll find listings on Amazon and eBay alongside the specialist shops. A few things worth knowing before you choose.

Who makes Henry Margu wigs?: Henry Margu is a family-owned American wig company founded in Philadelphia in 1951, one of the longest-established brands in the industry, known for monofilament caps and natural highlighted and rooted colours.
Are Henry Margu wigs good quality?: In our experience, yes. The fibre is soft and moves well, the monofilament and lace-front caps are well finished, and the colour blends are among the most natural we stock. They sit in the middle of our price range.
Are Henry Margu wigs heat-friendly?: The newer styles and enhancers are, up to 130°C. The older collections are standard synthetic and must not be heat styled. The product page states which.
Do Henry Margu wigs come in petite sizes?: Yes. Many styles are available in petite or petite-average as well as average, which is a real advantage if other brands’ caps feel loose. Measure with our size guide first.
How do Henry Margu colour codes work?: Numbers are base shades (4 dark brown to 613 pale blonde); H means highlighted; R or GR means rooted with a darker root; grey mixes are given as a percentage. Every colour on our site has a name as well as a code.
Where can I buy Henry Margu wigs in the UK?: From a UK stockist such as Simply Wigs, online or at our shop in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire. Marketplace listings may be grey imports or discontinued stock.
How do Henry Margu wigs compare to Ellen Wille or Raquel Welch?: Broadly similar in price and quality. Henry Margu’s strengths are colour blends and petite sizing; Ellen Wille leads on fashion-forward cuts and cap innovation; Raquel Welch on heat-friendly range depth. We stock all three and will tell you which suits you.
Do you stock the full Henry Margu range?: We stock most of it, including the new heat-friendly launches and the human hair pieces. If a style you’ve seen isn’t on our site, ask; we can often order it.

Ready to Look?

The whole range is in our Henry Margu collection. If you’d like a hand choosing, get in touch or come and see us; we’ll have a few of these on stands and the kettle on.