PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic which holds naturalness and has new covering power.SOLUTION: The cosmetic containing flaky glass including fine metal oxide particles is characterized in that the flaky glass has rectilinear transmissivity T(650) of 0.7 to 1.5 at 650 nm, a rectilinear transmissivity T(550) of 0.6 to 1.4 at 550 nm, and a rectilinear transmissivity T(450) of 0.5 to 1.1 at 450 nm has a relation represented by an expression: T(450)