To provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which hardly removes a cosmetic applied even if rubbed by hands, clothing or the like and can be uniformly applied even when a makeup cosmetic is re-applied after applying a cosmetic.SOLUTION: There is provided a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which comprises the following components (A), (B), (C) and (H): (A) 0.1 to 10 mass% of an organic spherical powder having an absorption amount of squalane of 1.0 g/g or more and a water absorption amount of 1.0 g/g or less, (B) 0.1 to 10 mass% of a film-forming agent, (C) 5 to 60 mass% of a volatile oil and (H) 5 to 70 mass% of water.SELECTED DRAWING: None【課題】塗布した化粧料を手や衣服などで擦すっても取れにくく、また、化粧料を塗布した後に重ねてメイクアップ化粧料を塗布する際にも、均一に塗布することができる油中水型乳化化粧料を提供する。【解決手段】次の成分(A)、(B)、(C)及び(H):(A)スクワランの吸油量が1.0g/g以上、吸水量が1.0g/g以下の球状有機粉体 0.1~10質量%、(B)皮膜形成剤 0.1~10質量%、(C)揮発性油 5~60質量%、(H)水 5~70質量%を含有する油中水型乳化化粧料。【選択図】なし