Provided by the present invention is a liquid cosmetic suited for a liquid cosmetic applicator using a brush or a pen feed as an applying means and suited for use in an eyeliner or an eyebrow, which has a good water resistance and is excellent in a skin adhesive property and which is free of a lustrous feeling and has a mat tone. The above liquid cosmetic comprises at least carbon black, water, 0.5 to 5 % by mass of a dispersant comprising a film-formable resin, 2 to 15 % by mass (in terms of a solid content) of a film-forming agent, 0.5 % by mass or less of a surfactant, and xanthan gum or a hydroxyethyl acrylate/acryloyldimethyltaurinato Na copolymer as a material for exerting an effect of a mat tone; a glossiness of the liquid cosmetic is 6.5 or less; and a viscosity thereof measured at a temperature of 25°C and a shear rate of 76.8 S -1 by means of an EMD type viscometer falls in a range of 10 to 270 mPa·s.