A selfemulsifying oily liquid cosmetic which comprises 8 to 30 % by mass of the following component (A) and 50 to 92 % by mass of the following component (B): component (A): a polyglycerin fatty acid ester component having a hydroxyl value of 450 to 700 wherein C16-18 branched fatty acid residues and/or C16-18 straight-chain unsaturated fatty acid residues account for 50 to 100 % by mass of the whole constituent fatty acid residue component and the total content of cyclic di- and tri-glycerins in the polyglycerin component constituting the polyglycerin fatty acid ester component and that of undecaglycerin and higher polyglycerins therein are 0 to 3 % and 10 to 30 % respectively with the contents of tetra- to deca-glycerins therein being each 4 to 20 %, and component (B): an oily component.
