Face taping: What is it, why is it trending and can it really 'snatch' your face?

Once a decades-old beauty secret, face tape has been promoted to front and centre.

Doechii is far from the only starlet to wear face tape. Picture: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Music art or fashion fans will have heard of Doechii. The Grammy-winning Floridian has, in recent years, exploded onto the world stage with her signature bombastic rap style, experimental looks and visible face tape. The latter, however, has caused people to question: Why would someone tape their face? What does it do?

The reason is simple, it snatches.