The ultimate sunglasses guide – find the perfect style for your face shape

Oval, square or round? (Picture: Metro/Getty)

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We’ve all been in a store trying on sunglasses, and none of them seems quite right. They look great on the shelf, but in the mirror, they’re not doing you any justice. 

Whether they’re too wide, too narrow, too bold or too small, sometimes sunglass shopping becomes a faff. 

Finding sunglasses that genuinely work for your face is one of those annoying things, a bit like hunting down the perfect pair of jeans. And yet, it’s barely talked about.