[Object] Provided is a water-based liquid cosmetic which exhibits excellent usability such as density of drawn line and convenience of drawing as well as can discharge a sufficient amount of liquid even when being formed into an automatic pen type, and also can form a cosmetic film exhibiting both lasting properties and washability.[Solving Means] The water-based liquid cosmetic according to the present invention is a water-based liquid cosmetic which includes a film-forming agent, a coloring pigment, and water, in which a sulfonated polyester (A) and a polymer (B) containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer as a constitutional unit are contained at from 2 to 11% by mass and from 2 to 18% by mass with respect to a total amount of the cosmetic, respectively, as the film-forming agent.
