I was out of commission last week after coming down with a nasty cold… and it was awful. I had gotten by pretty long without getting sick, so I was just fighting the inevitable when the exhaustion and aches started to settle in.  It took several days worth of tissues and a cocktail of cold meds before I was finally on the mend. As soon as I started feeling better, I decided to give myself a “Lazy Mani”.  The best and easiest manicure is the kind that requires the smallest amount of effort… which is where glitter nail polish comes into play.  Let’s face it, there is nothing complex about applying glitter nail polish—the drying time is relatively fast, you don’t have to prep your nails too much (other than a base coat) and you don’t have to worry about making mistakes because glitter is great at camouflaging any imperfections. This is my go-to mani when I’m pressed for time, but still want to do something with my nails. To celebrate my return to good health–and to finally freshen up my appearance after abandoning all efforts when I was sick–I used Nicole by OPI in “A Million Sparkles”, a mix of three different textures and colors (number 2). With glitter polish, I usually just apply a base, two coats of polish and then a top coat to seal it all in. Below, I’ve rounded up a few favorite shades of glitter polishes that I’ve used before, as well as a few that I’d like to try for my next Lazy Mani:

1. Essie, Set in Stones | 2. Nicole by OPI, A Million Sparkles | 3. Milani, Twinkle | 4. Milani, Lavender Fizz | 5. Sephora by OPI, G-Listen To Your Heart | 6. Essie, A Cut Above | 7. Nicole by OPI, Inner Sparkle | 8. Sephora by OPI, Be-Claus I Said So