:root{
  --bg:#faf6f0; --card:#fffdf9; --ink:#2b2118; --muted:#7a6a5b;
  --brand:#6f4e37; --brand2:#a9744f; --line:#e7ddd0; --ok:#2e7d52; --bad:#b4543a;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;font:16px/1.6 system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
.wrap{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 18px}
header{background:var(--brand);color:#fff}
header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:14px 18px}
.brand{font-weight:800;font-size:1.3rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.3px}
.top-nav a{color:#f3e9dd;text-decoration:none;margin-left:14px;font-size:.95rem}
.top-nav a.active{color:#fff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline}
.top-nav a:hover{color:#fff}
main{padding:28px 18px 60px}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#f3ece2;color:var(--muted);font-size:.85rem;padding:22px 18px;text-align:center}
footer .disclosure{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto 10px}
.foot-nav a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none;margin:0 6px}
.copy{margin:8px 0 0}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;padding:10px 16px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700}
.btn:hover{background:var(--brand2)}
.btn.big{font-size:1.1rem;padding:14px 22px;margin-top:8px}
.hero{text-align:center;padding:30px 0 10px}
.hero h1{font-size:2.6rem;margin:0;color:var(--brand)}
.hero .tag{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 4px}
h1{font-size:1.9rem;color:var(--brand);margin:0 0 .4em}
h2{font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--brand);margin:1.4em 0 .5em}
.lead{font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--muted)}
.card{display:block;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px;margin:12px 0;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--brand2);box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(111,78,55,.08)}
.card h3{margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--brand)}
.card p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.94rem}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px}
.more{margin-top:14px}
.guide .lead{margin-bottom:1.2em}
.picks{display:grid;gap:16px;margin:18px 0}
.pick{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px}
.pick h3{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:1.15rem}
.pick h3 a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none}
.pick .pc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px;margin:10px 0}
.pick ul{margin:0;padding-left:18px;font-size:.92rem}
.pros{color:var(--ok)} .cons{color:var(--bad)}
.buy{margin:6px 0 0}
.hero-img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1536/1024;object-fit:cover;border-radius:14px;margin:14px 0;display:block;max-height:400px}
.home-hero{max-height:340px;margin:14px auto 6px}
.guide .hero-img{margin:8px 0 20px}
.top-pick{margin:18px 0}
.tp-label{font-size:.76rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brand2);margin:0 0 8px}
.tp-card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--brand);border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
.tp-card h3{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:1.25rem}
.tp-card h3 a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none}
.tp-card p{margin:6px 0 0;color:var(--muted)}
.tp-card .buy{margin-top:12px}
.compare{margin:20px 0}
.compare table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.95rem}
.compare th,.compare td{text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.compare .why{color:var(--muted)}
.compare .tar{text-align:right;white-space:nowrap}
.btn.sm{padding:7px 12px;font-size:.9rem}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .compare .why{display:none}
  .compare th:nth-child(2),.compare td:nth-child(2){display:none}
}
.pick{border-left:4px solid var(--brand2)}
.pick-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin:2px 0 8px}
.pick-head .thumb{width:72px;height:72px;border-radius:12px;object-fit:cover;flex:0 0 auto;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.pick-head h3{margin:0;font-size:1.12rem}
.pick-head .badge{display:inline-block;background:var(--brand2);color:#fff;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.4px;padding:2px 9px;border-radius:999px;margin-top:5px;text-transform:uppercase}
.related{background:#f3ece2;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0}
.related ul{margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:20px}
.related a{color:var(--brand)}
.updated{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;margin:8px 0 0}
.cta{background:var(--card);border-left:4px solid var(--brand2);padding:12px 16px;border-radius:8px;margin:22px 0}
.tip{background:#f3ece2;border-left:4px solid var(--brand2);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 14px;margin:14px 0;color:var(--ink);font-size:.95rem}
.tip a{color:var(--brand)}
.supplies .buy{display:inline-block;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none}
.supplies .buy:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.supplies .rel{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0}
.supplies .rel ul{margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:20px}
.faq details{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:10px 14px;margin:8px 0;background:var(--card)}
.faq summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand)}
.faq p{margin:8px 0 0}
.index li{margin:8px 0}
.calc{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin:18px 0}
.calc label{display:block;margin:10px 0 4px;font-weight:600}
.calc input{width:100%;max-width:280px;padding:9px 10px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;font-size:1rem}
.calc .result{margin-top:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand);min-height:1.4em}
.calc-cta{background:#fbf3e9;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--brand2);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px;margin:8px 0 18px}
.calc-cta h3{margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--brand)}
.calc-cta p{margin:6px 0}
.calc-cta .recs{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:10px 0 6px}
.calc-cta .rec{background:var(--brand);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}
.calc-cta .rec:hover{background:var(--brand2)}
.calc-cta .cta-note{margin:0;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}
.tools-tease, .guides{margin:26px 0}
.simple{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .pick .pc{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero h1{font-size:2rem}
}

.top-pick .tp-note{font-size:13px;color:#8a7a66;margin:6px 0 0;line-height:1.4}
.pick .ship{font-size:12px;color:#8a7a66;margin:-4px 0 12px}
/* Affiliate disclosure placed NEAR each affiliate zone (Amazon compliance) */
.aff-disc{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;margin:8px 0 0}
/* End-of-page buy CTA (closes the article with one final prominent Amazon click) */
.buy-cta{background:#fbf3e9;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--brand);border-radius:14px;padding:22px;margin:26px 0;text-align:center}
.buy-cta h2{margin:0 0 8px}
.buy-cta p{color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0}
.buy-cta .tp-card{text-align:left;max-width:480px;margin:14px auto 0}

/* Deals board */
.deals .updated{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;margin:0 0 14px}
.deals .join{margin:10px 0 18px}
.deal-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:18px 0}
.deal{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--brand2);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px}
.deal h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.12rem}
.deal h3 a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none}
.deal .deal-why{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem;margin:0 0 10px}
.deal .deal-cta{margin:0}
.deals .note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:14px;margin-top:18px}
.top-deal{margin:22px 0}
.td-label{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.5px;color:var(--brand2);margin:0 0 8px}
.td-card{background:#fbf3e9;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--brand);border-radius:14px;padding:20px 22px;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(111,78,55,.08)}
.td-card h2{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--brand)}
.td-card h2 a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none}
.td-why{color:var(--muted);font-size:1rem;margin:6px 0 12px}
.td-note{font-size:.82rem;color:#8a7a66;margin:10px 0 0}
.more-deals{margin:30px 0}
.join-community{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center}
.join-community h2{margin:0 0 8px}
.join-community p{color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0}
.join-community .join{margin:14px 0 6px}
.news-optin{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:24px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center}
.news-optin h2{margin:0 0 8px}
.news-optin p{color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0}
.news-optin .esp-embed{max-width:460px;margin:14px auto 6px;text-align:left}
.news-optin .news-note{font-size:.8rem;margin-top:10px}
.news-fallback{font-size:.95rem}
.news-fallback a{color:var(--brand)}
.join-note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted)}
/* ---- single-product review pages ---- */
.eval-note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;margin:0 0 16px}
.byline{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 16px}
.byline a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:underline}
.review-pc{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:0 0 20px}
.review-pc>div{flex:1;min-width:190px;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px 16px}
.review-pc h2{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 8px}
.review-pc ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:.88rem}
.review-pc li{padding:2px 0}
.review-pc .bestfor p{margin:0;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
table.specs{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.88rem}
table.specs td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 10px}
table.specs td:first-child{font-weight:600;width:38%;background:var(--card)}
@media(max-width:600px){.deal-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
/* ---- long-form guide sections (2026-08-22) ---- */
.guide-sec{margin:34px 0;padding:0 2px}
.guide-sec h2{font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--brand);margin:0 0 12px;padding-bottom:6px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line)}
.guide-sec h3{font-size:1.08rem;margin:20px 0 8px;color:var(--ink)}
.guide-sec p{margin:10px 0;line-height:1.65}
.guide-sec ul,.guide-sec ol{margin:10px 0 14px;padding-left:1.35em;line-height:1.6}
.guide-sec li{margin:5px 0}
.guide-sec table.specs{margin:12px 0 18px}
.guide-sec table.specs th{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 10px;text-align:left;font-size:.85rem}
.guide-sec table.specs td:first-child{width:auto}