Stick cosmetic

To provide a stick cosmetic having a liquid feel which could not be realized by conventional stick cosmetics, the stick cosmetic having excellent moisture and gloss, and having excellent shape maintenance and moldability while realizing a feel virtually free of stiffening over time. This stick cosmetic (1) has an outer layer comprising a composition that contains at least one solidifying agent, and an inner core comprising a composition that contains at least one solidifying agent, wherein the ratio of the hardness of the inner core to the hardness of the outer layer is 0.63 or lower, the hardness of the inner core is less than 25 gf, and the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the inner core to the lateral cross-sectional are of the stick cosmetic (1) is 0.17 or higher.