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Warm to Bare has a Cremesheen finish although it seems as creamy and opaque as the amplified finishes in the palette. I would call is color as pale milky mandarin - almost like a mandarin sister of Flamingo. It is a great way to embrace an orange lippie w/o going for a full-on orange lip. On my medium-pigmented slightly mauve-toned lips, this color reads lighter and certainly less orange than it does in the pan. Don't be fooled by the brightness of it in the pan. In fact, it's a very natural shade once it is on the lips, especially as the milky hues come through stronger than the mandarin-ness. There are no brown undertones in Warm to Bare, although the pan color might suggest some brown hues. However, it definitely leans on the warmer side of mandarine, but the brightness is rather subtle due to the milky finish.
Again, similar to Preferred Pink, I think this shade works best applied in a think or medium-think layer, and not a heavy one. That is just my personal preference though as I dislike cakey lips - or anything cakey for that matter on the face. If applied lightly, it dries down to a semi-matte satin finish, if applied in a medium layer, you will achieve a sophisticated sheen that looks natural rather than artificial. Think of well-hydrated lips and the sheen that they have.
IMO, it is a perfect companion of Fresh Honey MB as it reflects some of the orangeness w/o drawing too much attention to the lips. While you can certainly notice orange hues, I would still classify WtB as a natural shade that could be a good MLBP color.
I found it a little bit more drying than Preferred Pink, but nothing that a good moisturizer can't help. It's a lovely lippie and definitely very en vogue for Spring 2012.
Warm to Bare
