Real Beauty's Ultimate Sunglass Challenge

If you're like us, you spend hours trying to find the perfect pair of shades, and even longer trying to find a great summer hairstyle. Here, find your celebrity face-shape match and discover which haircut and sunglass style is best for your face shape for summer.

By Colleen Moody

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Heart-Shaped Face

Heart-shaped faces typically have a narrow jaw, with wider cheekbones. Bobs are a great cut for this face shape, because it brings out your bone structure. This is why Jennifer Love Hewitt’s breakover cut was such a success.

Heart-Shaped Face

Those with heart-shaped faces, like Reese Witherspoon, may also have wider foreheads. Instead of opting for a style with your hair parted down the middle, draw attention to your cheekbones with side-swept bangs and long layers.

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Sunglasses for Heart-Shaped Faces

If you have a heart-shaped face, stay away from oversized shades (think Nicole Richie or the Olsen twins) because they will cover the top half of your face and bring even more attention to your forehead.

From left to right: Wet Seal Oval Tortoise, $7.50, wetseal.com; Fossil Angie Sun, $50, fossil.com; ELLE, $26, kohls.com

Oval-Shaped Face

Oval faces are the most proportionate, meaning they can wear almost any kind of cut. If you want to find out if you have an oval-shaped face, measure the length and width of your face with a measuring tape. The length should be one and a half times the width.

Oval-Shaped Face

Jessica Alba is proof that oval faces are the most versatile. Whether her hair is blonde, brunette, long, or short, she always looks great!

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Sunglasses for Oval-Shaped Faces

Oval-face shapes can wear a variety of different sunglass styles. Stay away from oversized frames though, since oval faces tend to have smaller features, and larger frames can make your face look smaller than it really is.

From left to right: Nine West Mod Oval Sunglasses, $38, ninewest.com; Simply Vera aviators, $34, kohls.com; Apt 9, $26, kohls.com

Round-Shaped Face

If your face is as wide as it is long, you have a round face. The updo should be your go-to hairstyle. It will make your cheekbones appear longer, and the added height will even out your rounder dimensions.

Round-Shaped Face

Layers and long, sweeping bangs like Kirsten Dunst's are perfect for round-face shapes. Avoid super short styles to keep your face as slim-looking as possible.

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Sunglasses for Round-Shaped Faces

When choosing sunglasses, make sure you opt for a pair that's the same size as your face with sculpted angles. If you choose a pair that's narrower, your face will appear rounder than it already is.

From left to right: Coach Poppy Rectangle Sunglasses, $88, coach.com; Sonoma Life + Style Sunglasses, $26, kohls.com; White Rimmed Aviators, $9.99, marshallsonline.com

Square-Shaped Face

Angular cheeks and jaw give your face a square shaped. To soften these features, add texture to your hair with curls, braids, or frayed ends.

Square-Shaped Face

If you're going to opt for long layers like Sandra Bullock, make sure they start at the jaw line to round out your facial features.

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Sunglasses for Square-Shaped Faces

Oval and cat-eye frames tend to work best for this face shape. The rounded edges soften the angular planes of your face.

From left to right: Fossil Marla Sunglasses, $40, fossil.com; Nine West Rectangle Sunglasses, $36, ninewest.com; Daisy Fuentes Sunglasses, $26, kohls.com

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