Fashion Week's outrageous beauty moments

Alexander Wang's minimalist show featured a crowd-pleasing ending: The lights went out and the dresses on the last eight models glowed in the dark. The ingenious head-topping stripe glowed as well. The rest of the models, as shown here, wore a 'do adorned with a half-inch-wide strip of black tape, a look created by Redken hairstylist Guido Palau.

Makeup artist Karla Powell designed the metallic purple unibrows worn by the models in the futuristic threeASFOUR show. Using MAC products, Powell created a look for each girl that is best described as alien-chic. Foreheads were shiny, lips were bare, and the triangular amethyst adornment applied between each model's eyes provided the finishing dramatic touch.

At Suno, lead hairdresser Odile Gilbert created a masculine-meets-'40s-retro roll on the front of each model's head (the back was secured in a tight bun). Less out-there than some of the other looks seen, this dramatic style still makes a statement.

Manicurist Tracylee was behind the striking nails at the Prabal Gurung show. The designer had requested that the models’ nails look “like they were dipped in blood.” Mission accomplished! Though this style is a tad spooky, it is just in time for Halloween.

Another unusual look was the super-product-enhanced hair at the Rag & Bone show. Guido Palau for Sultra created a 'do that was slicked-back and wet-looking on top, loose and messy on the ends. Palau used super-hold gel and hairspray to achieve the soaked appearance.

The psychedelic colors and voluminous fabrics of the clothes at the NOT by Jenny Lai show were overshadowed by the curious items on the models' heads. Each catwalker wore oversize sunglasses with multicolored lenses. Even more unique, their hair—designed by stylist Neil Gogoi of Privé Salon—was worn slicked-back and held in place with a giant row of white bobby pins…at least 25 on each model.

Cutler's Anthony Turner designed the deliberately messy 'dos at Jen Kao's show. His goal was to make the girls like they'd just arrived from the gym. Stylists blew their hair dry, curled it, and blow-dried it again to create the unkempt look.

Though more an accessory than anything else, we wanted to give a nod to Diane Von Fürstenberg's choice to send her models down the runway wearing the just-out Google Glasses. The designer was wowed by the company's lightweight, high-tech eyewear and thought the technology melded well with her new collection. Only problem? The glasses may have gotten more attention than the clothes.

The unabashedly feminine clothes at the Creatures of the Wild show were counterbalanced by makeup and hair dubbed monstrously beautiful by Nars lead makeup artist James Boehmer. The models' hair was woven into angular styles held in place by netted cages—intriguing for certain.

Jason Wu's show was inspired by the work of edgy photographer Helmut Newton, making for decidedly unseasonable black, leather-and-lace ensembles. Legendary French hairdresser Odile Gilbert designed the crowning glory for each model, including this face-covering netting style.