So... I have been a MUA stalker for around 6 years and have never written a review. I figured it was about time that I did, and now that I have spent my Bobbi Brown birthday gift card and re-purchased this gloss, I realized this is a good time. I almost never buy a second of anything, so the fact that I bought a second $20 lip gloss speaks volumes. I bought the first one around 4 years ago and have used it so sparingly so as to preserve it! I always receive compliments when wearing this gloss. The reason I tried to make it stretch 4 years was that I was trying to find a DS or MAC dupe. Recently I thought I got close with MAC Squeeze It, but it was still off. While it kills me to spend $20 on such a tiny bit of a thing, I absolutely love this gloss and have sworn off buying any others for the next year!

This is my favorite color to wear around the holidays! This is the perfect shade of red, and gives just the right amount of sexy shimmer! And its more of a berry red than a red red, which makes it more wearable.

Loved this gloss! It's the perfect size to fit into my purse. It had the perfect stickiness that doesnt stick to hair, but at the mean time stays on my lips for a long long time. The little brush is also just firm enough. It would have been my HG l/g if i'm not in my teens, b/c the color is too dark. But if i use a light hand, the color is perfect. This is the only l/g that i found to be able to give my lips that clean solid color beneath and with a flawless glass coating on top. I will definitely try more of BB's l/g b/c the texture is just perfect.

I like this gloss, but it's definitely not HG. I love how moisturizing it is and that the moisturizing effects are very long lasting. On the other hand, it is very sticky. The color is pretty, but it is not very dark on my pigmented lips (MMM/GGG for reference) unless I really glom it on. I would call the color a sheer pinkish red with just a hint of shimmer. It adds a wonderful depth on top of my BB SPF 15 lip shine in Brandy. There is a slight vanilla scent to the product which is pleasant. I see that many posters hate the brush. I don't really have a problem with it, and I find it easier to use than doe-foot applicators. Yes, the risk of splaying the brush is high, but if you are very careful when you shove the wand back into the tube, you won't splay it. I would likely repurchase this, but I think it will last awhile. I might try a different color instead, maybe something more neutral and gold toned for summer? My rating: 4 lippies. I deducted one for the combo of outrageous price + tiny tube (even though the tiny tube is nicely portable) as well as for the risk of splaying the brush.

Ruby Sugar is a perfect color to have whether you want a natural, polished look, or a more sophisticated, elegant look. It is one of those versatile colors that can go both ways. One coat of this gloss is a sheer, light shimmery coat, of a flattering, wearable, ruby red. It is not too bright or too dark, it is more of a "stained", sheer look, but in a way that brings some luciousness to the lips. The look is sweet, innocent and feminine...very kissable! The color is incredibly flattering, and it is becoming my fall/winter staple lip color. To get a slightly darker look to the lip, simply fill in the lip with a sheer, nude pencil, and apply 2 coats of Ruby Sugar. Stunning! It is a modern twist to the classic red lip, and much less scary. My only complaint is that the small tube of gloss is very pricey at $19. I like the small size, which is great for throwing in my purse, but the price should be under $15. Stila lip glazes, which are comparable in price, seem to have almost double the amount of product.

On my pigmented lips, this gloss is just slightly darker than my natural lip color. I see some red and silver shimmer in this. It appears really dark in the tube but it's actually quite sheer. It's really gorgeous in the tube and on the lips! Yes, it's a small tube and yes, the brush stinks, but that's what you'll have to put up with! I don't mind the brush as long as they keep making this shade! :D

One of my favorite combos ... Rum lipliner, Slopes lipstick and Ruby Sugar lip gloss. DO NOT go by what the color looks like in the tube (icky, dark maroonish looking) ... otherwise I would have never tried it. It looks so different on your lips, more of a pretty, glossy medium berry than red; definitely not ruby in color (which I think of as a deep, red). Absolutely beautiful with any skintone and at it's best when worn over a lipstick. I am very surprised at the wonderful staying power for a lip gloss. No meltdown feel, like many other glosses, but stays put and has great wearing power. The downside is, as other reviews have pointed out, the small size for the price and the horrible little brush applicator. What will it take for BB to replace these terrible brushes with a better applicator?!?!?

Bobbi Brown Ruby Sugar gloss is a shiny neutral mid deep pink lipgloss. The name Ruby is very misleading and doesn't describe the colour correctly, which is not 'red' or 'ruby' at all. Think of a fair berry pink ice cream sauce you get in some old fashioned ice cream bars- that's Ruby Sugar Gloss!
On me, aged 32, NC 20, black hair, hazel eyes Ruby Sugar is an instant face brightener. It adds a subtile punch of colour to my face, but still looks natural and never overdone. I use it straight from the ward, I don't need a liner, because the gloss doesn't bleed into the small wrinkles around my mouth, even after hours.
The gloss itself is shiny and soft and applies evenly and fuss free. Stayings power is ok, the smell is nice and not too heavy.
My only complain is the prince, that is really a lot for such a small amount of lip gloss. If your're looking for a similar, slightly cooler lip gloss, that is almost half the price and twice the size of Ruby Sugar, try Aveda's Lip Shimmer in Thyme Bud, whitch is a fave of mine and a good colour match.

This gloss is a HG... the packaging and price however is not. This is a mixed review as the product itself should be shouted on the top of the roofs as HG but Bobbi Brown really goofed on the whole marketing of this.

Colour wise and quality of the actual gloss... it's near HG. It says ruby red but it's far from it. It's more of a sexy deep pink that has been cropping up on the lips of Hollywood stars for that 'sexy sultry pink but glam' lips. On my NC30 complexion, it really compliments. This is not a warm red nor a cool red. It has high shine and medium shimmer to give an illusion of fuller lips. The pigmentation is medium so it's not a liquid lipstick but it definitely gives colour. The lasting quality is pretty high considering it's not very tacky. Now... for the the rant parts ...

I would gladly give this a 5 rating but the price of this for a tiny tube is laughable. It's about 1/2 size of a MAC lacquer and twice the cost. If it wasn't for the gorgeous colour, I'd leave this one alone. Also, I have to agree with other reviewers about this brush. The brush has large bristles and if you're not careful on how you put the brush back into the tube, you're going to get a splayed brush that's permanently ruined. This makes for awful application in the future. Bobbi Brown... if you have people reading this, please know that we LOVE the gloss but you really have to rethink the whole price and packaging. This could potentially be a HG for a lot of women if these were fixed. continued >>

Ruby Sugar Shimmer Lip Gloss. The shimmer did not seem very noticeable once applied - it's overwhelmed by the glossiness, I think. Beautiful warm medium rosy pink color on (deep reddish rosy color in tube); BB calls it a "soft red" though I don't think it's really red enough to call it that. As with most lip glosses, the color on the lips is never as deep as it looks in the tube. On my lips this is a perfect MLBB color - evens out my lip pigmentation nicely and gives it more oomph. Unlike my other standby gloss which has too much pink in it, this is an extremely flattering shade for my AAB/NC25 coloring. Full size is 0.14 oz - and smaller than I expected for the retail price; handy size though. Sturdy, and wand/top screws on and produces a satisfying final click. The applicator wand for this gloss is not the spongetip kind, it's like a nail polish brush.

I agree with other reviewers that this is badly named. It's not ruby, or red, at all. It IS a gorgeous color though, and has a lovely shimmer to it. I would call it a neutral. It reminds me of Delux's Norris gloss both in color and packaging. It reminds me also of a more neutral (less pink) Spark Glossimer. I found that this gloss goes on sort of sticky, but once a few moments have gone by and it has settled on the lips, it's no longer sticky at all! In fact I find it much less sticky than MAC lipglass. Also, I like the fact that it has no smell or taste. Yes, the packaging is really small, but you only need a very small amount. I haven't had any problems with the brush yet either. So basically this is a pretty safe bet, if you're looking for a good quality wearable, portable gloss.

This colour goes on very dark on my pigmented lips. Not very flattering on my skin tone. Got this in the LE Trio set (t/w Baby Pink and Rose Gold). It looks better when I pair this with Rose Gold Shimmer (again, a colour which I can't wear on its own). Won't buy this colour again. Despite what's said here where I am giving a low review based on the colour, I love BB lip gloss. This is the only gloss that doesn't give me a mild allergy that I ususally get from the other high end/mid-range brands. So far I have six of BB's gloss but fortunately for me, never had any problems with the brush splaying. Yes, they are sticky but they are not uncomfortably so and they lasts, even after a meal. My HG.

Love this color! I'm an NC20 with brown hair and green-blue eyes. This is one red gloss that I can wear. A very deep ruby-strawberry color, with tons of shimmer (not glitter!). Beautiful deep sparkling color. Taking off one lippie because of the very very small size (what is up with that???), brush applicator (BB insists it shouldn't splay but mine did). Massive stickiness also--doesn't bother me but you should know b/f you buy.

The size of this thing is absurd, given the amount they charge (18 USD). It's about as big as a GWP or sample from another cosmetic company (e.g. a Chanel Glossimer mini is the same size as a "full-sized" Bobbi Brown shimmer lipgloss, but BB charges approximately the same price as Chanel does for its full-sized Glossimers). I'll admit that "Ruby Sugar" is a very pretty, sheer (not nearly as dark as it appears in the tube), raspberry red with gold shimmers. The color is flattering and subtle and saves this from being a 2-lippie review. But it's very, very close to Chanel's Glossimer in Spark (on me, at least). However, while the Glossimer has a nice, not-too-sticky, smooth, gel-like texture, the BB is very, very sticky--lipglass sticky. So the color can be hard to spread evenly sans mirror. No noticeable scent or taste. Simple packaging--a small, slim, frosted plastic tube and black cap with built-in brush applicator (which splays badly). All in all, I'd say that this isn't worth it. continued >>

I can proudly say that I am a lipgloss lover and a kind of connaisseur, too. if there was a possibility, I would rate this gloss 6 lippies, that is how much I love it. very sticky and thick, this lipgloss has the kind of staying power most lipsticks should shy away from. the colour is a gorgeous, toned-down brownish rosy-red, very subtle and very wearable. once you try BB products and the shimmer she uses in them, most of other shimmery glosses somehow seem garish, no matter how subtle they are. the vanilla scent reminds me of my favourite herbal tea.
I have already stocked up on this and it has become an absolute staple of mine. a number one amongst my quite decent lipgloss arsenal.

I love the color but I agree with the previous poster, I wish this were more red. I imagined a ruby slippers color. But this is great considering I wouldn't wear a ruby slippers color too often. I love the tube, great design and perfect size to fit into a pocket or purse. However, since it's so small, I feel the price tag should also be smaller.

With a name like Ruby Sugar, I would have expected this gloss to be redder. Instead it's a deep pink with beautiful shimmer. Very pretty, but NOT red. I love the brush, and it hasn't splayed on me yet, as has happened with other BB brush glosses. The tube is cute and the texture is nice--I guess I'm just disappointed that it wasn't red. Glad I bought this on Ebay.

I was pleasantly surprised by this lipgloss. I bought it as a 3 pack on a plane duty-free, and looking at the tube I thought it would be one I would give away, but it turned out to be my favourite. The name, the colour in the tube and the colour dot on the website would make you believe it's quite bright and dramatic (I was thinking Christmas-y) but it's very sheer with a deep strawberry colour. If you're looking for a real red or ruby, this will not make you happy, but if you like a deep natural pink-brown, this is really lovely.

I wanted to like this. The colour seems very beautiful and the consistency is thick so it should show. However the stickiness that makes it have more than average staying power also prevents it from even application and I really dislike that. I shall wear it but I'm sure I won't reach out for it as often as I'd hoped and I won't be repurchasing.
UPDATE: I'm sorry, I've tried it with every lipstick I have to see if it would at least enhance them, but nothing works. Up for a swap unfortunately.

This is a lovely, thick gloss that adds lots of sheen to the lips. Being so thick it lasts on the lips quite well and a little bit goes a long way. I use a thin layer for a very sheer gloss that gives a MLBB shade or apply more thickly for a deeper hue. Unfortunately the brush applicator isn't so great, and for a AUD40 product it should perform better. I think the thickness of the gloss causes the brush to splay which is annoying and frustrating. Apparently it's a common problem and the best way to try and avoid it is to twist the brush in and out.