Posted by Friday, June 13, 2014

Feature Friday : Sheila J

| No comment


Over this past week I got a chance to come in contact with an awesome blogger, model and actress Sheila J of Model Savings, which is about being a cautious spender while living in a models world. Being a blogger I knew I'd get the chance to meet great people and make new friends in the blogging world, and that's what I've been looking forward to the most. I must say Sheila is oh so very SWEET, beautiful and her pictures are amazing!! She has a big heart, and love seeing people succeed. She is absolutely ones of those friends you want to have in your circle, especially if you want to know a thing or two about couponing. So here's a little bit more information about Sheila J.

What was your inspiration for starting your blog? 
Well to be honest, for all of last year I was on and off about starting this blog, and went through about 6 names, before I sat down with a model friend of mine, in Panera bread, and prayed about a name. After we prayed, she was like” hey you’re a model, and you like to save money so why not think of something along those lines.” I was like wait ModelSavings.com. I was only supposed to launch my blog on Jan 1 but I launched on Dec 25, because of someone that is like a Fuel to my inspiration, and his logo was the first logo I put on my sidebar. I did that as a surprise for him. RichChillTV.TV was a part of my inspiration, I wanted to create a blog that allowed and showed models and others in the entertainment and fashion business that you can still do what you love. To show that you can save money while doing what you love makes sense to me. But we all know in the beginning it is not all pretty, there is struggle.



What do you love most about being a model?
I love being a model; it's what makes me happy. What I love most about it is the ability to transform in front of the camera, and amaze people. Because the Sheila you see on a regular basis is not the same Sheila when I go in front of the camera and I love doing it.


Being a model, how do you handle having curly hair and what is your daily hair routine?
Being a model and having naturally curly hair is NOT EASY BY NO MEANS! In the beginning when I first started I had no makeup artist and no hair stylist to do my hair, so it was hard for me to do it on my own. As I progressed in my career I realized that my hair was breaking and now I just try to get curly and straight half wigs to protect my hair from getting damaged that way, my hair can grow long and healthy. My daily routine is usually putting product in my hair and brushing my hair out than braiding my hair so I can put my half wig on.

What advice would you give someone who is a huge spender and wants to cut back and save money?
Advice that I would give to someone who is a huge spender and wants to cut back is LEARN TO COUPON. Learning to coupon is probably the best thing that has happened to me because I can get free things and money back. If you want to earn cash back when you shop online check out Ebates.com, this is the best site that I’ve ever come across. PS: Do a no spending fast and you'll thank yourself later.          


Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
 I see myself, doing a lot of things.  I currently love the fact that I blog and it amazes me and I will continue blogging and modeling but I will have started doing photography, and have a magazine called The Rich Magazine. I need to at least be in MAJOR MOVIE, on the COVER of ONE MAJOR MAGAZINE. Also continue helping RichChillTV.TV grow because currently I do the PR / Social Media stuff behind Rich Chill and RichChillTV.  I am also an actress on the site so I will continue doing that because to be honest, being a part of the RichChillTV phenomenon is equivalent to my senior year of high school; it was FUN, I laughed and I was myself.

 :-) ALWAYS BE YOURSELF! I seemed to have lost that, but I found me again.

What advice would you give someone who is trying to get into the modeling industry?
 Be true to yourself and never let anyone tell you no. Keep fighting for what you want and never give up. I never gave up and I always believed in myself, which is why I got so far. I let my personality shine through even if it means being 100% weird and being a nerd while wearing glasses so be it. I love it and if I love it someone else well loves it.



Where can my readers find you on social media?




Labels: , , , , , ,
No comments

You Might Also Like

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Follow @_glitterplay