A water-based liquid cosmetic containing diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, an inorganic coloring pigment, a water-soluble dispersant, and a film-forming polymer emulsion, wherein a content of diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate is 0.01 to 1 mass % and a content of the inorganic coloring pigment is 3 to 20 mass %, based on a total amount of the cosmetic, and wherein the inorganic coloring pigment contains carbon black.
