PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which can be neatly applied to the skin without escaping from fingertips even if applied with the fingertips, has quick skin fitness, and does not leave unapplied parts or cause uneven spreading.SOLUTION: A water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic contains the following components: (A) 0.1 to 20 mass% of a vinyl polymer which includes a carbosiloxane dendrimer structure at the side chain (B) 0.01 to 10 mass% of cross-linked type organopolysiloxane and (C) a tabular powder with an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm and an aspect ratio of 8 to 120, where mass ratio (A)/(B) of the component (A) and the component (B) is 0.5-200.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】指先で塗布しても化粧料が指先から逃げず、肌にきれいに塗布することができ、肌なじみが早く、しかも、塗り残しや、筋むらができない、油中水型乳化化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】次の成分(A)、(B)及び(C):(A)カルボシロキサンデンドリマー構造を側鎖に有するビニル系重合体 0.1~20質量%、(B)架橋型オルガノポリシロキサン 0.01~10質量%、(C)平均粒子径1~100μm、アスペクト比 8~120の板状粉体を含有し、成分(A)と成分(B)の質量割合(A)/(B)が、0.5~200である油中水型乳化化粧料。【選択図】なし