A cosmetic composition particularly intended to be cast into a cup with view to a use as a lip gloss, contains: (a) at least one glossy oil (b) at least one ester obtained from: (i) a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched aliphatic acid or hydroxy acid, having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, (ii) a linear or branched diacid having from 12 to 36 carbon atoms, and (iii) glycerol or a glycerol condensate (c) at least one hydrophobicized pyrogenated silica (d) at least one wax consisting of a homo- or co-polymer of ethylene and (e) optionally stearic acid. The lip gloss, and a lip care or make-up cosmetic method including the topical application of this composition on the lips are also described.
