Emulsions of a liquid oil phase in a liquid water phase which comprise a) more than 50 weight percent of a hydrofluoroether, a perfluoroether or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of the emulsion, b) a surfactant, and c) water, are useful in a cosmetic formulation or a cosmetic concentrate. The hydrofluoroether is represented by formula (I) CnHmF0- O - CxHyFz wherein n is a number of 1 to 12, m is a number of 0 to 25, o is a number of 0 to 25, m+o=2n+l, x is a number of 1 to 12, y is a number of 0 to 25, z is a number of 0 to 25, and y+z=2x+l, provided that m and y are not simultaneously zero, and o and z are not simultaneously zero.