Total honesty here: most guys aren’t super impressed by funky nail polish (although they certainly don’t mind it). All they really care about is that your hands are soft and your nails aren’t all jagged and hang nail-y. On the bright side, this means that you can either skip polish all together or just choose the shade that makes you happiest and know that he’ll be psyched to hold your hand.

If you are feeling festive, try Deborah Lippmann polish in It’s Raining Men or Bad Romance, $18 (depending on your current V-day outlook).