PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder cosmetic that exhibits excellent unevenness-correcting performances for making unfavorable unevenness such as fine wrinkles, pores or the like on the skin inconspicuous and exhibits excellent persistency of unevenness-correcting effects.SOLUTION: The powder cosmetic includes a component (A), a finely ground powder of polyethylene terephthalate having an average particle size of 1-30 &mum, and a component (B), a hydrogenated phospholipid-treated powder. Preferably, the content of the component (A), the finely ground powder of polyethylene terephthalate, is 10-95 mass%. Preferably, the content of the component (B), the hydrogenated phospholipid-treated powder, is 5-90 mass%. The powder cosmetic is preferably in the form of a solid powder cosmetic. The powder cosmetic is suitable as an unevenness-correcting cosmetic.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】肌上の小皺や毛穴などの好ましくない凹凸を目立たなくする凹凸補正性能に優れ、また凹凸補正効果の持続性に優れた粉末化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】成分(A)平均粒子径が1~30μmのポリエチレンテレフタレート微粉砕粉末、及び成分(B)水素添加リン脂質処理粉体を含有する粉末化粧料である。上記成分(A)のポリエチレンテレフタレート微粉砕粉末の含有量は10~95質量%が好ましい。また、成分(B)の水素添加リン脂質処理粉体の含有量は5~90質量%が好ましい。また、上記の粉末化粧料は、固形粉末化粧料の形態が好ましい。また、上記の粉末化粧料は、凹凸補正化粧料に好適である。【選択図】なし