This holiday season, we've seen some of the most eye-catching, over-the-top nail looks (remember "ugly sweater" nails [1]?), but let's be real — we want the most festive nail looks that we can create ourselves with as little effort as possible. We're here to tell you that it's possible. Sure, you might have to go out and pick up a tool or two (like a dotter, which you use to poke your nail beds with polish and create a polka-dot look in a few seconds flat) and a few additional metallic and glitter polishes, but that's a small price to pay for the prettiest nails at your next holiday party.

Ahead are a few of our favourite, supersimple New Year's Eve [2] nail art looks.