Nongreasy, nonsticky cosmetic and/or dermatological compositions for topical application to human skin and/or hair, characteristically without imparting a shiny appearance thereto, contain at least one fatty substance and an amount of deformable hollow particulates effective to avoid the greasy and/or sticky feel otherwise attributable to the at least one fatty substance, said deformable hollow particulates comprising a copolymer of vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile and a (meth)acrylic comonomer and having a particle size ranging from 1 .mu.m to 250 .mu.m.