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.