The purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic that has a replenishing and smooth feel-of-use, that, once applied, forms a uniform coating, and that can minimizes the appearance of skin roughness such as pores while covering discoloration such as spots and freckles, but that does not give an impression of a thick coating. The present invention provides a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic characterized by containing (A) 0.1-20 mass% of metallic soap-treated powder, and (B) a water-absorptive polymer having 0.01-2 mass% of a carboxyl group. The (B) water-absorptive polymer having a carboxyl group of this cosmetic preferably can absorb 10-1,000 times its own weight.本發明之目的在於提供一種使用感水潤光滑，於塗抹後形成均勻之塗膜，可於遮蓋黃褐斑或雀斑等顏色不均的同時使毛孔等肌膚凹凸不明顯，而且不產生厚塗感之油中水型乳化化妝料。本發明提供一種油中水型乳化化妝料，其特徵在於含有：(A)0.1~20質量%之金屬皂處理粉末；及(B)0.01~2質量%之具有羧基之吸水性聚合物。本發明之化妝料中之(B)具有羧基之吸水性聚合物較佳為吸水能力為自重之10倍~1000倍。
