A sunscreen cosmetic composition of the present invention contains an ultraviolet absorber composed of a triazine compound (a) represented by the general formula (1) below and a triazine compound (b) represented by chemical formula (2) below. In the general formula (I) below, R 1 represents a linear or branched C 1-12 alkyl group, a C 3-8 cycloalkyl group, a C 3-8 alkenyl group, a C 6 - 18 aryl group, a C 7-18 alkylaryl group, or a C 7-18 arylalkyl group (with the proviso that these groups may be substituted by a hydroxy group, a halogen atom or a C 1-12 alkyl or alkoxy group, and may be interrupted by an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a carbonyl group, an ester group, an amide group or an imino group, and further that the substitution and the interruption may be combined)； and R2 represents a C 1-8 alkyl group, or a C 3 - 8 alkenyl group.
