A WOMAN who has been jailed for murder has had fake tan and make up delivered to her prison so she can stay 'glam' while serving her sentence.
Stephanie Bowie, 29, stabbed 21-year-old Darren Russell twice in the chest in Erskine on New Year's Day 2021.
After Russell had been in a fight with her brother Mark, Bowie warned him "I am going to f***ing kill you" - then yelled "yes" after striking him with a knife she'd hidden up her sleeve.
She then ditched the murder weapon and the bloodied jacket she'd been wearing and even changed her hairstyle to try and avoid being caught.
But she was quickly tracked down by cops and arrested and charged over the attack.
On Thursday, she was sentenced to 16 years behind bars, and now sources say that her main concern is ensuring she is looking her best while in prison.
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One told the Daily Record: "Stephanie is always someone who's taken pride in her appearance and if she was heading out she was always dolled up to the max.
"Her social media accounts were littered with pics of her posing when she had a full face of make-up on.
"She would never miss the chance of a posed pic or a selfie when she was done up to the nines.
"When she got remanded all she cared about was still being able to get her fake tan and her cosmetics.
"And she made sure as soon as she was in there that they were some of the first things she bought.
"She wants to try and make sure she always looks the same on the inside as she did on the outside."
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Another said: "Stephanie is a pretty girl and always made sure she looked her best.
"The police mugshot was taken after she'd been on a bender at Hogmanay, murdered a guy and then been arrested, questioned and charged over it.
"She was mortified with how she looked in the picture and the fact it was plastered everywhere when she got convicted.
"She was telling everyone she 'looks like a bag of washing' in the picture.
"That shows just how vain she is and how much she cares about her appearance.
"It's no surprise her main thought when locked up was getting fake tan and make-up.
"The fact that poor Darren was murdered also shows how vain she is, it all stemmed from an argument with her brother.
"She took it as her brother had been disrespected and she has such an ego that she couldn't handle that and felt she had to do something about it."
A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: "Those in our care are permitted to make purchases from their wages for approved sundry items from approved suppliers."
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