:root{--bg:#0B0B0D;--gold:#D4AF37;--gold-soft:#E4C767;--white:#F8F8F8;--rose:#E8B4B8;--glass:rgba(255,255,255,.05);--brd:rgba(212,175,55,.22);--ease:cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1)}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--white);font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:300;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;line-height:1.7;overflow-x:hidden}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.3px}
.bloom{position:fixed;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;border-radius:50%;filter:blur(90px);opacity:.35}
.bloom.g{width:480px;height:480px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(212,175,55,.35),transparent 70%);top:-120px;right:-80px}
.bloom.r{width:400px;height:400px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(232,180,184,.25),transparent 70%);bottom:-140px;left:-120px}

/* header */
header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;
  padding:1rem clamp(1.2rem,5vw,3rem);background:rgba(11,11,13,.72);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(212,175,55,.12)}
.brand{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.1rem;letter-spacing:.08em;white-space:nowrap}
.brand img{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(212,175,55,.25)}
.brand span{color:var(--gold)}
.nav-cta{border:1px solid var(--brd);padding:.55rem 1.2rem;border-radius:100px;font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);transition:all .4s var(--ease)}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--bg)}

/* wrap */
.wrap{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:clamp(2rem,6vw,4rem) clamp(1.2rem,5vw,2rem) 4rem}
.eyebrow{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.back{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);opacity:.8;margin-bottom:1.6rem;transition:opacity .3s}
.back:hover{opacity:1}

/* article */
.article h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,3rem);line-height:1.15;margin:.8rem 0 1rem}
.meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;font-size:.82rem;opacity:.55;margin-bottom:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.meta .dot{width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);opacity:.6}
.article p{margin:0 0 1.2rem;opacity:.82;font-size:1.02rem}
.article h2{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.5vw,1.9rem);margin:2.4rem 0 1rem;color:var(--white)}
.article h2 span{color:var(--gold)}
.article h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin:1.6rem 0 .6rem;color:var(--gold-soft)}
.article ul,.article ol{margin:0 0 1.4rem 1.2rem;opacity:.82}
.article li{margin-bottom:.6rem;padding-left:.3rem}
.article strong{color:var(--white);font-weight:500}
.article blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:.4rem 0 .4rem 1.3rem;margin:1.6rem 0;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--rose)}
.tip{background:var(--glass);border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:14px;padding:1.2rem 1.4rem;margin:1.6rem 0;backdrop-filter:blur(8px)}
.tip b{color:var(--gold);font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.tip p{margin:0;font-size:.94rem}
.divider{width:60px;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),transparent);margin:2.4rem 0}

/* CTA */
.cta{margin-top:3rem;background:linear-gradient(160deg,rgba(212,175,55,.1),rgba(255,255,255,.02));border:1px solid var(--brd);border-radius:20px;padding:clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.4rem);text-align:center}
.cta h3{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3.5vw,2rem);color:var(--white);margin-bottom:.7rem}
.cta p{opacity:.6;font-weight:200;margin-bottom:1.6rem;font-size:.95rem}
.btn-gold{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;background:linear-gradient(120deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-soft));color:#1a1508;font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:1rem 2.1rem;border-radius:100px;transition:all .4s var(--ease);box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(212,175,55,.25)}
.btn-gold:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 16px 46px rgba(212,175,55,.45)}

/* blog listing cards */
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:1.4rem;margin-top:1rem}
.blog-card{background:var(--glass);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);border-radius:18px;padding:1.8rem;backdrop-filter:blur(12px);transition:all .5s var(--ease);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.blog-card:hover{transform:translateY(-8px);border-color:var(--brd);box-shadow:0 24px 55px rgba(0,0,0,.5),0 0 34px rgba(212,175,55,.1)}
.blog-card .tag{align-self:flex-start;font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.56rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);border:1px solid var(--brd);padding:.28rem .7rem;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:1rem}
.blog-card h2{font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:.7rem}
.blog-card p{opacity:.5;font-weight:200;font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.6;flex:1;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.blog-card .read{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}

footer{position:relative;z-index:2;text-align:center;padding:2.6rem 1.5rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(212,175,55,.1);margin-top:2rem}
footer .brand{justify-content:center;margin-bottom:.8rem}
footer p{font-size:.72rem;opacity:.35;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1.8}