HOW TO USE YOUR BULLY

Best for: calming the sweaty assault to your face and eyes How to fold it: Lay the Bandana flat like a diamond. Fold the top corner down toward the center. Fold the bottom corner up toward the center. Keep folding both sides inward until you reach your preferred width. Wrap it around your forehead. Tie behind your head. This method keeps the loose corner tucked inside, so you don’t get that little flapping tail trying to escape mid-sweat. It also lets you control the width: fold it narrow for a slimmer sweatband, or leave it wider for more coverage and absorbency. Linen gives you the good stuff cotton struggles with: better absorption, faster drying, more breathability and less soggy-headband drama.

Best for: protecting your neck from the intense sun and grime that comes with many of your adventures How to fold it: Lay the Bandana flat like a diamond. Fold the top corner down to meet the bottom corner, making a triangle. Place the long folded edge around your neck. Depending on where the sun is hitting you, let the point hang loosely in front for chest coverage, or in back for neck coverage. Tie the two ends loosely. A linen neckerchief breathes better and stay drier than cotton on its best day — no offense cotton. Actually, some offense.

Best for: hikes, yard work, golf and other outdoor pursuits when the sun is in attack mode How to fold it: Wet the Bandana. Wring it out well. Loosely roll it into a long strip. Tie it around your neck. Rotate or re-wet as needed. By ringing it out, you are inviting evaporation, which will cool your skin -- and rolling it into a strip keeps the cooling surface close to your skin without a full wet triangle hanging down your shirt. There's no pulling this off with cotton because cotton stays swampy.

Best for: dust, wind, cold air, trail grit, yard work and general “I’d rather not inhale that” situations How to fold it: Fold the Bandana into a triangle. Roll the long folded edge down once or twice if you want less coverage. Place the rolled edge over your nose. Tie the ends behind your head or neck. Adjust for comfort. The rolled top edge adds structure, sits better across your nose and cheeks, and helps reduce the flimsy-collapse problem. Try breathing through wet cotton — we're talking full-on panic attack, like you're being waterboarded.

Best for: keeping hair back and off your neck — or those "I tried" hair days How to fold it: Lay the Bandana flat like a diamond. Fold the top and bottom corners toward the center. Fold inward again, stopping while the band is still fairly wide. Place the wide middle section at the nape of your neck. Bring the ends up and tie at the top. If you are going skinny, you can also rotate it and have the knot in the back. A wider fold gives more coverage, holds more hair, and helps keep it off your overheated neck. Go slimmer and sportier, or wider and more head-wrap-ish.

Best for: effortless sweat wipes during running, tennis, golf, training or any time your hands are busy and your focus is elsewhere How to fold it: Fold the Bandana corner-to-corner into a triangle. Fold the point toward the long edge. Keep folding into a flat strip. Wrap around your wrist. Tie snugly, but not tight. A flat fold sits cleaner than a twisted roll, gives you a wider wiping surface. A sweatband with more range. And fewer 1980s aerobics vibes.