PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic excellent in soft focus effect and matting (delustering) effect of skin, and also excellent in temporal stability of smooth feeling without sticky feeling.SOLUTION: A cosmetic is combined with spherical cellulose powder in which the average primary particle diameter is ≤5 μm, the primary particle diameter of ≥90 vol% particles of the whole particles is in the range of 2-7 μm, the ratio (longest diameter/shortest diameter) of the longest diameter to the shortest diameter of spheres is in the range of 1.0-2.5, the haze value of 20 mass% silicon oil paste is ≥70%, and the total light transmission rate is ≥95%.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】ソフトフォーカス効果、肌をマット(つや消し)にする効果に優れ、べたつき感のない、滑らかな感触の経時安定性に優れた化粧料を提供すること。【解決手段】平均一次粒子径が5μm以下で、全粒子の90体積%以上の粒子の一次粒子径が2~7μmの範囲にあり、球形の最長径と最短径の比率(最長径/最短径)が1.0~2.5の範囲にあり、20質量%のシリコンオイルペーストのヘイズ値が70%以上で、且つ全透過光率が95%以上である球状セルロース粉体を配合した化粧料。【選択図】なし