For yet another year, Pink grabbed our attention with her hair. While her "windswept" pixie's unreal height made us think of a cockatoo (and almost landed in "worst" territory), its cool color and piece-y texture won us over, especially after seeing all the other short styles that night.

Leighton's daring look could've been a hit had she opted for either the messy half-up hair or the dramatic eye, but both? Much too heavy for such a natural beauty.

Looks like yet another celeb has confused the VMAs with Halloween. The infamously outrageous Lady Gaga may get a bad rap ... but seriously? While her fluffy curls and glittery eye makeup were artful and precise, they were way too drag queen (and we won't even get into the mask and uh, feathered neck brace).