To provide a liquid cosmetic which is loaded into a liquid applicator having an applying part and suitably used as a cosmetic for eye-makeup around the eyes, the liquid cosmetic comprises, at least, 1 to 20 % by mass of high-brightness particles, 2 to 10 % by mass of film-forming resin, 0.3 % by mass or more of an anionic polymer compound having a thickening effect, and water, and is configured such that the viscosity at 25 °C and a shear rate of 76.8 s -1 in an EMD type viscometer falls within the range of 250 to 1,000 mpa€¢s.