Safety isn’t a dirty word. With the days getting longer, the sunshine getting stronger and summer just around the corner, it’s time to get serious about sun protection. Find the perfect hat for your face shape in our handy guide.

Oval

Congratulations, you’re a hat chameleon! Take your pick of styles. A more angular hat like a fedora will balance a round chin.

Our suggestion: Raffia fedora stone, $59.95, Seed Heritage

Heart

Look for styles that balance the width of your forehead and cheekbones that taper down to your narrow chin – caps, boaters and fedoras are your best bets.

Our suggestion: Miami cap in sweet pink, $49.95, Mimco

Rectangle

Wide brim styles will help shorten the length of your face. Options include the outback and sun hat.

Our suggestion: Quinn raffia wide brim hat, $75, Cancer Council

Round

Soft features call for angles. Add some edge to your look with a sailor, boater or cap.

Our suggestion: Sailor hemp hat in green, $55, South Pacific Hemp

Square

Jawlines to die for, you can soften other angular features with rounded styles such as a bucket or sun hat.

Our suggestion: Emra bucket hat in soft spot, $79, Elk the Label

Diamond

Avoid floppy styles that hide your cheeks and find something that sits further back on your face like a cloche, outback or fedora.

Whistler fedora in camel, $135, Tina Copenhagen

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