@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;1,300;1,400;1,500&family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,300;9..40,400;9..40,500&display=swap');

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
:root{
  --cream:#F6F3EE;
  --warm:#FDFCFA;
  --charcoal:#17160E;
  --mid:#48443E;
  --muted:#8E8780;
  --rule:#E0DBD2;
  --gold:#A97C3F;
  --gold-lt:#F0E8D8;
  --gold-dk:#7A5A28;
  --serif:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'DM Sans',system-ui,sans-serif;
}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{background:var(--warm);color:var(--charcoal);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}

/* ── ANNOUNCEMENT ── */
.ann{background:var(--charcoal);color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);text-align:center;padding:11px 20px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.ann a{color:var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(169,124,63,.4);transition:border-color .2s}
.ann a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}

/* ── NAV ── */
nav{background:var(--warm);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200;backdrop-filter:blur(12px)}
.nav-wrap{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 48px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:74px}
.logo{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:26px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--charcoal);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1px}
.logo-dot{color:var(--gold)}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:0;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mid);font-weight:400;padding:0 18px;height:74px;display:flex;align-items:center;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--charcoal)}
.nav-links a.active{color:var(--charcoal);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
.nav-shop{background:var(--charcoal);color:#fff !important;border-radius:1px;padding:0 22px !important;border-bottom:2px solid transparent !important;margin-left:8px;transition:background .2s !important}
.nav-shop:hover{background:var(--gold) !important}
.hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;cursor:pointer;padding:6px}
.hamburger span{width:22px;height:1px;background:var(--charcoal);display:block;transition:all .3s}
.mob-menu{display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;background:var(--warm);z-index:500;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:28px}
.mob-menu.open{display:flex}
.mob-menu a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;font-weight:300;color:var(--charcoal);transition:color .2s}
.mob-menu a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.mob-close{position:absolute;top:26px;right:36px;font-size:26px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--muted);transition:color .2s}
.mob-close:hover{color:var(--charcoal)}

/* ── TRUST BAR ── */
.trust{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--cream);padding:14px 48px}
.trust-inner{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:56px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.t-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.t-icon{width:16px;height:16px;color:var(--gold);flex-shrink:0}

/* ── SECTION SCAFFOLD ── */
.section{padding:96px 48px}
.wrap{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto}
.section-cream{background:var(--cream)}
.section-dark{background:var(--charcoal)}
.s-eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:12px}
.s-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,46px);font-weight:300;line-height:1.15;color:var(--charcoal)}
.s-title em{font-style:italic}
.s-title-light{color:#fff}
.s-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:56px;padding-bottom:24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.s-head-dark{border-bottom-color:rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.see-all{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mid);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .2s}
.see-all::after{content:'→'}
.see-all:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* ── BUTTONS ── */
.btn-dark{background:var(--charcoal);color:#fff;padding:15px 36px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:1px;transition:background .2s;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap}
.btn-dark:hover{background:var(--gold)}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:#fff;padding:15px 36px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:1px;transition:background .2s;display:inline-block}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-dk)}
.btn-outline{border:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--mid);padding:14px 34px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:1px;transition:all .2s;display:inline-block}
.btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.btn-line{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mid);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;transition:color .2s}
.btn-line::after{content:'→';transition:transform .2s}
.btn-line:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.btn-line:hover::after{transform:translateX(4px)}

/* ── BREADCRUMB ── */
.breadcrumb{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--muted);transition:color .2s}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.bc-sep{color:var(--rule);font-size:10px}

/* ── PAGE HERO ── */
.page-hero{background:var(--cream);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:72px 48px 64px}
.page-hero .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:72px;align-items:center}
.page-hero-img{height:420px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:2px;position:relative}
.page-hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.page-hero-eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:16px}
.page-hero h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(36px,4vw,60px);font-weight:300;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:18px}
.page-hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.page-hero-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:24px}
.meta-tag{background:var(--gold-lt);color:var(--gold-dk);font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:1px}
.page-hero-standfirst{font-size:16px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.8;font-weight:300}

/* ── ARTICLE LAYOUT ── */
.article-layout{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 48px 96px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:80px;align-items:start}
.article-body{padding-top:64px}

/* ── PROSE ── */
.prose h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(22px,2.5vw,34px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.25;margin:56px 0 18px;color:var(--charcoal);padding-top:8px}
.prose h2 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold)}
.prose h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.prose h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;font-weight:400;margin:36px 0 12px;color:var(--charcoal)}
.prose p{font-size:16px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.88;margin-bottom:22px}
.prose strong{color:var(--charcoal);font-weight:500}
.prose ul{margin:0 0 22px 0;padding-left:0;list-style:none}
.prose ul li{font-size:16px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;position:relative}
.prose ul li::before{content:'—';position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gold);font-size:13px}
.prose blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:24px 32px;margin:44px 0;background:var(--cream);border-radius:0 2px 2px 0}
.prose blockquote p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;color:var(--charcoal);margin:0;line-height:1.5}
.prose hr{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:56px 0}

/* ── CALLOUT BOX ── */
.callout{background:var(--gold-lt);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:22px 28px;margin:36px 0;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0}
.callout-label{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-dk);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:8px}
.callout p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--charcoal);margin:0;line-height:1.7}
.callout strong{color:var(--gold-dk)}

/* ── IMAGE BREAK (full-width within prose) ── */
.prose-img{width:100%;height:360px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:2px;margin:44px 0;position:relative}
.prose-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.prose-img-caption{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;letter-spacing:.04em;font-style:italic}

/* ── SPLIT IMAGE+TEXT ── */
.prose-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;margin:44px 0;background:var(--cream);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}
.prose-split-img{height:300px;overflow:hidden}
.prose-split-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.prose-split-body{padding:36px}
.prose-split-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:12px;color:var(--charcoal)}
.prose-split-body p{font-size:14px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.75;margin:0}

/* ── STAT STRIP ── */
.stat-strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2px;background:var(--rule);margin:44px 0}
.stat-cell{background:var(--cream);padding:32px 28px;text-align:center}
.stat-num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:44px;font-weight:300;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
.stat-lbl{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}

/* ── INLINE PRODUCT ── */
.inline-product{display:grid;grid-template-columns:88px 1fr;gap:22px;background:var(--warm);border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:24px;border-radius:2px;margin:36px 0;align-items:start;transition:border-color .2s}
.inline-product:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.ip-img{width:88px;height:88px;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--cream)}
.ip-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.ip-label{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:5px}
.ip-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:5px}
.ip-desc{font-size:13px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:12px}
.ip-foot{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px}
.ip-price{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;font-weight:400}
.ip-link{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;transition:gap .2s}
.ip-link::after{content:'→'}
.ip-link:hover{gap:8px}

/* ── BEST PRODUCTS BLOCK ── */
.best-block{background:var(--cream);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;padding:44px;margin:56px 0}
.best-block-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:4px}
.best-block-sub{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:32px;padding-bottom:24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.bp-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:36px 80px 1fr auto;gap:20px;align-items:center;padding:22px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.bp-row:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}
.bp-num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:28px;font-weight:300;color:var(--rule);line-height:1}
.bp-img{width:80px;height:80px;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--rule)}
.bp-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.bp-type{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:3px}
.bp-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:4px}
.bp-desc{font-size:13px;color:var(--mid);line-height:1.55}
.bp-right{text-align:right;flex-shrink:0}
.bp-price{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:21px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:10px}
.bp-cta{display:inline-block;background:var(--charcoal);color:#fff;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:9px 20px;border-radius:1px;white-space:nowrap;transition:background .2s}
.bp-cta:hover{background:var(--gold)}

/* ── COMPARE TABLE ── */
.compare-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:40px 0;font-size:14px}
.compare-table th{background:var(--cream);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:14px 18px;text-align:left;border-bottom:2px solid var(--rule);color:var(--charcoal);font-weight:500}
.compare-table th.gold{color:var(--gold)}
.compare-table td{padding:13px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--mid);vertical-align:top;line-height:1.6}
.compare-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}
.compare-table td:first-child{font-weight:500;color:var(--charcoal)}
.winner-chip{display:inline-flex;background:var(--gold-lt);color:var(--gold-dk);font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:1px}

/* ── SIDEBAR ── */
.sidebar{padding-top:64px}
.sidebar-sticky{position:sticky;top:100px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.sb-card{background:var(--cream);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;padding:24px}
.sb-label{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:14px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.toc{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.toc a{font-size:13px;color:var(--mid);padding:6px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .2s}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.toc-num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:14px;color:var(--rule)}
.sb-picks{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.sb-pick{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.sb-pick:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.sb-pick-img{width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0;background:var(--rule)}
.sb-pick-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.sb-pick-name{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--charcoal);margin-bottom:3px;line-height:1.35}
.sb-pick-price{font-size:12px;color:var(--gold)}
.sb-links{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.sb-links a{font-size:13px;color:var(--mid);padding:6px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);transition:color .2s}
.sb-links a:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.sb-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.sb-links a::after{content:'→';font-size:12px;opacity:.5}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
footer{background:var(--charcoal);color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);padding:72px 48px 36px}
.foot-inner{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:56px;padding-bottom:56px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);margin-bottom:28px}
.foot-logo{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;margin-bottom:14px;display:block}
.foot-logo span{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-desc{font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;font-weight:300;color:rgba(255,255,255,.4);max-width:240px}
.foot-col-title{font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);font-weight:500;margin-bottom:18px}
.foot-links{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.foot-links a{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.38);transition:color .2s}
.foot-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.foot-bottom{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-copy{font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.25)}
.foot-disc{font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.2);max-width:520px;line-height:1.65;text-align:right}

/* ── ANIMATIONS ── */
.fade-up{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:opacity .75s ease,transform .75s ease}
.fade-up.visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
.fade-up.d1{transition-delay:.1s}
.fade-up.d2{transition-delay:.2s}
.fade-up.d3{transition-delay:.3s}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:0 32px 72px}
  .sidebar{padding-top:0}
  .sidebar-sticky{position:static}
  .page-hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .page-hero-img{display:none}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:36px}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .prose-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .prose-split-img{height:240px}
  .stat-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .hamburger{display:flex}
  .nav-wrap{padding:0 24px}
  .section{padding:64px 24px}
  .page-hero{padding:52px 24px 44px}
  .article-layout{padding:0 24px 64px}
  .trust-inner{gap:24px}
  .trust{padding:12px 24px}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}
  .foot-bottom{flex-direction:column}
  .foot-disc{text-align:left;max-width:100%}
  .bp-row{grid-template-columns:80px 1fr;grid-template-rows:auto auto}
  .bp-num{display:none}
  .bp-right{grid-column:1/-1;text-align:left;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px}
  .prose-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .inline-product{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .ip-img{display:none}
  .compare-table{font-size:12px}
  .compare-table th,.compare-table td{padding:10px 12px}
}