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Here’s the Real, and Hilarious, Story Behind Doechii’s 2025 Grammys Fashion Accessory

The 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' artists was the talk of the timeline thanks to her historic win--and her curious style choice.

Doechiiโ€™โ€™s recent 2025 Grammys win and subsequent winners speech may have gone viral but itโ€™s her snatched fashion accessory that now has everyone buzzing. And now weโ€™ve got all the info on it.

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As pictured above and in previous pictures of the โ€œNissan Altimaโ€ rapper, you can see that she has visible face tape going around her head. And while yes, the style hack may be a bit explicit and eclectic, but according to Doechii herselfโ€”itโ€™s there for a very specific reason.

โ€œThe face tapes are there on purpose becauseโ€ฆ itโ€™s c*nt,โ€ she said in a recent video to TikTok.

And while that descriptive word may be a bit much, what sheโ€™s really saying is that the long-used accessory is there to make her face appear more snatched and cinched back. Itโ€™s a common tool used by models and celebrities to help them have the look of a person who may have had a slight cosmetic procedure done while not actually enduring said procedure in the first place. Its popularity has also been on the rise with the help of people like Doechii and other beauty influencers on social media over the last year.

โ€œFace taping may not be mainstream but itโ€™s not new,โ€ said Anthony Rossi, a board-certified dermatologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in an recent interview with Byrdie back on October. โ€œFrom drag performers to movie stars, face taping has been used to help instantly lift the skin and disguise wrinkles in strategic places. By taping the face up in certain vectors, you can give an instant facelift effect.โ€

Added board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Rukmini Rednam to PEOPLE on Wednesday : โ€œFollowing along with the trend of celebrities being more open about their treatments, I think Doechii is happy to share that she uses this product to get a certain look without any shame or regrets.โ€

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