Thanks for all your kind words!
Dee: Sorry about the blurry pics, I took the photos on my phone and the camera on it isn’t the greatest! Waxing the area beforehand was definitly a great option for me, because then I was in control of the shape of the sideburn. I saw Candelas posts where she was freaking out over her eyebrows, so I wanted to make sure there would be no misunderstanding with the ‘design’ of my sideburns.
I actually was quite conservative with raising the height of the sideburn to begin with as I wanted to make sure my face suited it. After the ‘6 month’ photo I decided to raise the sideburns further (which you can see the results of by looking at the 7 month photo). At that point I didn’t wax the additional area that I wanted to raise, but shaved it instead. This, I feel, was a better idea than waxing, but they are both effective in getting my sideburns shaped in preperation for electrolysis.
mhawkes: “reclaiming your skin” - that is the perfect way of putting it! It does feel like my skin has been invaded by all these pesky hairs, but I’m slowly zapping them all away 
StopIt: Thanks If you feel like they need to go up, then why don’t you just try shaving it a little higher (half a centimeter or so) and test the look out. Then if you feel like it looks good then book an appointment with Sharon to zap the stubble/regrowth. It will definitly be worth it! For me the difference between 6 month pic, to how I look now is a massive improvement. I actually look like I have a jawline & cheek bones, where as before they were hidden by hair!