PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder cosmetic achieving: suppression of irregular coating after application prevention of whitish appearance transparent feeling bright finishing and inconspicuous pores.SOLUTION: A powder cosmetic contains the following components (A) and (B): (A) 50 to 90 mass% of a spherical powder having a particle diameter of 1 to 50 μm and (B) 5 to 35 mass% of a tabular powder having an average particle diameter of 5 to 30 μm and an aspect ratio of 30 to 100, where the component (A) comprises (A2) 30 to 60 mass% of a spherical powder having a particle diameter of 3 μm or more and less than 7 μm and (A3) 3 to 30 mass% of a spherical powder having a particle diameter of 7 μm or more and 50 μm or less, and where the mass ratio (A3)/(A2) of the components (A2) and (A3) is 0.05 to 0.5.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】塗布後のムラづきが抑制され、白浮き感がなく、透明感があり、明るい仕上がりで、毛穴が目立ちにくい粉体化粧料の提供。【解決手段】次の成分(A)及び(B):(A)粒子径1~50μmの球状粉体 50~90質量%、(B)平均粒子径5~30μm、アスペクト比30~100である板状粉体 5~35質量%を含有し、成分(A)において、(A2)粒子径3μm以上7μm未満の球状粉体 30~60質量%及び(A3)粒子径7μm以上50μm以下の球状粉体 3~30質量%を含み、成分(A2)及び(A3)の質量割合(A3)/(A2)が、0.05~0.5である粉体化粧料。【選択図】なし