To provide a skin cosmetic having high adhesion, excellent optical properties such as concealing property, light diffusing property, UV cutting property, tactility, flowing property and the like.(A) (1) A long diameter (L) of a projected two-dimensional figure obtained by irradiating light from a direction orthogonal to the long axis direction1) (L1AV) Is 3 to 60 m, (2) the minor axis of the projected two-dimensional view obtained by irradiating light from the direction orthogonal to the major axis direction (D1) (D1AV) Is 0.5 to 30 m, and (3) the long diameter (L1) And the short diameter (D1) And the aspect ratio (L1/ D1) (P1AV) Of 1.5 to 30, 0.1 to 40% by mass of polymer particles containing long spherical polymer particles A having no flat surface, and (B) another component containing (B) an inorganic particle and (C) an oil component In an amount of 60 to 99.9% by mass.Selection drawing None【課題】密着性が高く、隠蔽性、光拡散性、UVカット性等の光学特性や、触感性、流動特性等に優れた皮膚化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】(A)(1)長軸方向と直交する方向から光を照射して得られる投影二次元図の長径(L1)の平均(L1AV)が3~60μm、(2)長軸方向と直交する方向から光を照射して得られる投影二次元図の短径(D1)の平均(D1AV)が0.5~30μm、及び(3)前記長径(L1)と短径(D1)とから算出されるアスペクト比(L1/D1)の平均(P1AV)が1.5~30を満たし、扁平面を有しない長球状ポリマー粒子Aを含むポリマー粒子を0.1~40質量%、並びに(B)無機粒子及び(C)油性成分を含むその他の成分を60~99.9質量%含む皮膚化粧料。【選択図】なし