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Specifically,green highlighterhas made a name for itself on social media.

Two photos of women holding and applying green highlighter

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Call it the James Webb telescope effect.

Recently, we’ve noticed so many people online reach for this galactic, out-of-this-world color payoff.

Instagram userglamxbritblew her followers away with neon green shadow that she continued down to her cheekbones.

A woman wearing green eyeshadow on her eyes and cheekbones

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“I find the intensity of the shimmer really comes through [this way],” she says.

“Green highlighter will likely look best on warmer skin tones,” Murdick says.

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A woman with curly hair holding a green highlighter compact

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beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in mama earth.

Since it’s a highlighter topper, she prefers to layer the color overJaclyn Cosmetics Accent Light Highlighterin Mesmerized.

“It’s not that green, it just brightens [the base highlight],” she says.

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She applies both colors with a small fluffy brush at the base.

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A sea-foam green highlighter inside a silver compact on a white background

“It feels fresher and brings a bit more personality to your look,” Murdick says.

And we couldn’t agree more.

A lime green pot of cream eyeshadow on a white background

A pot of green and blue eyeshadow with a silver lid on a white background