PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic which spreads smoothly and homogeneously, does not give a dry feeling to the skin while having a dry touch feeling without stickiness, and moreover has excellent effect of making unpreferable unevenness, such as pores or fine lines on the skin, inconspicuous.SOLUTION: The invention provides a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic containing the following components (A)-(E): (A) spherical polyethylene powders having a mean particle diameter of 1-30 μm; (B) inorganic powders subjected to surface treatment with tri-alkoxyalkylsilane; (C) a volatile oil agent; (D) a silicone surfactant in which an organopolysiloxane group and a hydrophilic group are grafted to a siloxane principal chain; and (E) water.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】滑らかで均一に伸び広がり、あと肌がべたつかずさらさら感を有しながらも乾燥感を感じさせず、しかも肌状の毛穴や小皺などの好ましくない凹凸を目立たなくする効果に優れた油中水型乳化化粧料の提供。【解決手段】次の成分(A)~(E)を含有する油中水型乳化化粧料。(A)平均粒子径が1~30μmの球状ポリエチレン粉末、(B)トリアルコキシアルキルシランで表面処理された無機粉体、(C)揮発性油剤、(D)シロキサン主鎖にオルガノポリシロキサン基と親水基がグラフトしたシリコーン界面活性剤、及び(E)水【選択図】なし