I use Too Faced First Base or a NARS creme shadow under my powder shadows. I have oily but crepey lids. I also do not want to touch my shadow up during work. These two options guarantee me 20 hours of eyeshadow vibrancy with no fallout! I did not like UDPP because although it holds, it dulled my shadows, dried my lids, and caused itching and redness. I have been using Too Faced for a year and a half now, everyday, and I loooove it.
When I want a holographic look, I use a conrasting creme base from NARS. I like their cremes because they turn into powder, and are meant to be worn under or even over powder. I liked that better than the MAC paint sticks, although they make a good base with some shadows, I found the sticks harder to use. When I want to emphasize the area above my crease I use base, shadow, crayon above and in the crease and a dark-often matte shade over the crayon.Rimmel makes crayons that are not greasy and make good bases as well.
