No pressure, but it’s time to make the most important purchase of your holiday wardrobe.

Printed, sporty, colour-popping, high-waisted or timelessly classic, the humble bikini comes in many guises for summer. But we’ve taken out the stress and rounded up the 50 most flattering styles that guarantee to flatter every body shape and budget.

But before you take the plunge, NEVER UNDERDRESSED’s fashion director Ursula Lake and founder of swimwear label Violet Lake (read certified bikini expert) has a few words of wisdom.

1. Always try on different styles, you might think you know what suits you, but often you are surprised by how things fit. I always say, you never know until you try.
2. Be bold with colour. You might live and die in black or navy during your working week, but strong colours can look so different in the sunshine and with a tan so be brave and try something new.
3. Don’t like your hips or feel bottom heavy? Balance yourself up by using colour to distract or draw attention to your assets, pale colours accentuate and dark colours disguise.

We’ve picked out some stellar classic black and neutral options, there’s also a fine selection of colour-popping brights in the mix too. Click through the gallery to see the most flattering bikinis for a hot summer ahead…