PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder cosmetic that covers irregular color and unevenness of the skin and has a good sense of use even if having a finish of feeling of transparency free from unnatural opacifying power.SOLUTION: The powder cosmetic includes (a) 10-30 mass% of the total of titanium oxide and/or zinc oxide having an average primary particle diameter of <100 nm, (b) 10-50 mass% of spherical elastic resin powder and (c) 0-5 mass% of metal oxide powder having an average primary particle diameter of &ge100 nm.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】不自然な隠ぺい力が無い透明感のある仕上がりながらも、肌の色ムラや凹凸をカバーすることができ、さらに使用感に優れる粉末化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(a)平均一次粒径が100nm未満の酸化チタン及び/又は酸化亜鉛を合計で10~30質量%、(b)球状弾性樹脂粉体を10~50質量%、並びに(c)平均一次粒径が100nm以上の金属酸化物粉体を0~5質量%含有する粉末化粧料。【選択図】なし