Cosmetic eyelash coating composition, comprises an aqueous phase and an emulsifier system, where the emulsifier system comprises at least 10-30 carbon alkyl phosphate, and at least 8-24 carbon fatty alcohol ether and polyethylene glycol, and the ether comprises 1-19 units of ethylene glycol and having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of less than 8 at 25[deg] C.