Disclosed is a cosmetic composition comprising: a) a particulate material comprising a shell and a core, where said shell comprises a water-insoluble material having refractive index (ns) of 1.2 to 2.0 at 25° C. and wavelength of 589 nm and core comprises a fluid having refractive index (n) of at least 1.0 at 25° C. and wavelength of 589 nm and where oil absorption capacity of said particulate material is at least 300 g/100 g measured by ASTM D281-95 by Spatula Rub-out using linseed oil； and, b) particulate silicone elastomer having average particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm. wherein ratio of the amount of said particulate material to that of said particulate silicone elastomer is 1:3.5 to 3.5:1 parts by weight.
