PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that there is no example for evaluating 'moist feeling' of a powder cosmetic and a powder raw material for the cosmetic by an objective index, though the powder cosmetic and the powder raw material for the cosmetic to which 'moist feeling' is imparted has a preferable feeling of use and also has a high market value, generally in a perfumery field.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for evaluating 'moist feeling' which is one factor of a feeling characteristic in a powder cosmetic and a powder raw material for the cosmetic, correlatively as a physical property index with the degree of curvature of a rupture envelope PYL obtained from a specific powder layer shear force measurement.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2