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/* Oct 2026 consultation and homepage updates */
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.hero-photo-fallback{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:40px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#342d23,#ad915f);color:#f6eedf;text-align:center;font:italic 38px/1.2 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.hero-photo img{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;object-position:center 38%;filter:saturate(.74) brightness(.88)}
.about-home-card{position:relative;background:#171815;color:#f3e8d4;min-height:380px;padding:44px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;box-shadow:14px 14px 0 #d4b978;max-width:370px;border:1px solid #ba995e}
.about-home-card .eyebrow:last-child{color:#aeb0a9}
.home-card-quote{font:italic 39px/1.12 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.booking-description{margin:18px 0 0;padding:19px 24px;background:#f5ede1;border-left:3px solid var(--gold);font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;color:#62594b}
.contact-card .btns{align-items:stretch;flex-wrap:wrap}
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/* Six homepage services: balanced two-column tablet layout. */
@media(max-width:790px){.service-grid .svc:nth-child(3){grid-column:auto}}


/* Homepage image dark gradient overlay */
.hero-photo:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,.52) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,.36) 28%,rgba(0,0,0,.18) 56%,rgba(0,0,0,.45) 100%);z-index:2;pointer-events:none}
.hero-photo img{z-index:1}
.hero-photo-fallback{z-index:1}
.photo-sticker{z-index:3}


/* Problem cards heading */
.problem-list-title{grid-column:1 / -1;margin:0 0 6px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:29px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.035em;color:var(--ink)}
@media(max-width:570px){.problem-list-title{font-size:25px}}

/* Revision 3: prominent service numbers and direct contact actions */
.services-preview .svc{padding:27px 29px 39px;min-height:315px}
.services-preview .svc-number{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:61px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.065em;color:var(--gold);line-height:1.04}
.services-preview .svc-icon{position:absolute;top:33px;right:28px;margin:0;font-size:31px;color:#b89a5c;line-height:1}
.services-preview .svc h3{margin:23px 0 12px;font-size:24px}
.services-preview .svc p{padding-right:10px}
.services-preview .service-bottom{justify-content:flex-end}
.services-preview .svc-arrow{bottom:19px}
.deep-service-grid .deep-svc{position:relative;padding-top:28px}
.deep-service-grid .service-detail-number{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:50px;font-weight:400;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:var(--gold)}
.deep-service-grid .deep-svc h2{margin-top:18px}
.contact-choice-card{height:100%;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid #e4ded1;padding:46px 40px;box-shadow:0 16px 42px rgba(30,24,14,.055)}
.contact-choice-card .section-title{font-size:clamp(33px,3.1vw,43px);margin:17px 0 20px}
.contact-choice-intro{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#65635f;max-width:440px;margin:0 0 31px}
.contact-choice-actions{display:grid;gap:13px}
.contact-choice-actions .btn{width:100%;justify-content:space-between;white-space:normal;text-align:left}
.contact-choice-tip{margin-top:31px;padding:23px 24px;background:#eee9df;border-left:2px solid var(--gold)}
.contact-choice-tip strong{font-size:13px}
.contact-choice-tip p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;color:#666159;margin:7px 0 0}
@media(max-width:1060px){.services-preview .svc{padding:25px 24px 38px;min-height:315px}.services-preview .svc h3{font-size:23px}}
@media(max-width:570px){.services-preview .svc{min-height:260px}.services-preview .svc-number{font-size:55px}.services-preview .svc h3{margin-top:15px}.contact-choice-card{padding:30px 25px}}


/* Revision 4: Midnight black and champagne-gold sitewide theme, compact home headshot */
:root{
  --ink:#0b0c0b;
  --ink-2:#161714;
  --gold:#d0a85d;
  --gold-2:#f0d392;
  --cream:#0e0f0e;
  --paper:#191a17;
  --taupe:#22211d;
  --line:rgba(218,175,99,.22);
  --muted:#bcb6a9;
}
body{background:#0e0f0e;color:#f6f1e8}
::selection{background:#ddbc78;color:#10100f}
.text-gold,.svc-arrow,.eyebrow{color:var(--gold-2)}
.section-intro,.body-copy,.inner-card p,.contact-choice-intro{color:#c9c3b8}
.muted,.small.muted{color:#aaa498}
.topline{background:#060706;color:#d8d1c3;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(219,180,103,.22)}
.header{background:rgba(12,13,12,.97);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(218,175,99,.24)}
.brand-name{color:#f7f1e4}
.brand-mark{background:#1e1c17;color:#f0cd83;border:1px solid rgba(227,182,98,.6)}
.brand-line{color:#c0ab83}
.desktop-nav a,.mobile-nav a{color:#f1ebdf}
.desktop-nav a.active,.desktop-nav a:hover{color:#f0d392}
.menu-toggle{color:#f3e8d8;border-color:rgba(231,193,115,.36);background:#181813}
.mobile-nav{background:#161714;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.mobile-nav a{border-bottom-color:rgba(218,175,99,.19)}
.btn-dark,.btn-gold{background:linear-gradient(110deg,#e9c786,#c9a15c);color:#12110e;border-color:#d5b472}
.btn-dark:hover,.btn-gold:hover{background:#f2d99f;color:#12110e}
.btn-line{border-color:rgba(232,194,124,.67);background:transparent;color:#f6e8c9}
.btn-line:hover{border-color:#f0d392;background:rgba(212,168,93,.1)}
.btn-cream-line{border-color:#b8a47b;color:#f8f2e8}
.btn-cream-line:hover{border-color:#f0d392;background:rgba(212,168,93,.09)}
.hero{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 86% 16%,rgba(118,80,28,.19),transparent 36%),#0b0c0b}
.hero:before{border-color:rgba(214,169,94,.13)}
.hero-desc,.hero-note{color:#cbc6bb}
.hero-photo-wrap:before{border-color:rgba(220,178,100,.8)}
.hero-photo{box-shadow:0 26px 75px rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
.photo-sticker{background:#171713;border:1px solid rgba(216,173,96,.4)}
.trust-ribbon{background:#171713;color:#f5efe4;border-block:1px solid rgba(218,175,99,.24)}
.ribbon-item strong{color:#f5efe4}
.ribbon-item span{color:#bab6ab}
.ribbon-item:not(:last-child){border-color:rgba(214,169,94,.22)}
.problem{background:#1b1c19;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.2)}
.problem h3,.problem-list-title{color:#f5efe3}
.problem p{color:#c5c0b7}
.services-preview{background:#141513}
.svc{background:#1b1c19;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.22)}
.svc:hover{background:#22221e;box-shadow:0 22px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.27)}
.svc h3,.step h3,.deep-svc h2,.inner-card h2,.process-item h2{color:#f5efe4}
.svc p,.service-bottom p,.step p,.deep-svc p,.deep-svc ul,.process-item p{color:#c5bfb3}
.dark-panel{background:#10110f}
.dark-panel:before{color:#2b2419;opacity:.48}
.difference .section-intro{color:#c5c0b4}
.difference-point{border-bottom-color:rgba(218,175,99,.18)}
.difference-point p{color:#bfb8ab}
.step{background:#1b1c19;border-top-color:#c59e5b;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(218,175,99,.12)}
.about-strip{background:#171815}
.about-strip .section-intro{color:#c9c3b7}
.about-strip .about-sign{color:#e3bb78}
.about-home-card{background:linear-gradient(152deg,#23211b,#121311);color:#f5ecdc;border:1px solid rgba(218,175,99,.75);box-shadow:14px 14px 0 #463923;min-height:390px}
.founder-card-top{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:17px}
.founder-home-avatar{width:108px;height:108px;flex:0 0 108px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 18%;border-radius:50%;border:3px solid #d6af67;box-shadow:0 0 0 6px rgba(214,169,94,.09)}
.founder-card-ident{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px;min-width:0}
.founder-card-ident .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.11em;line-height:1.5}
.founder-card-subtext{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.11em;color:#b9ad94;line-height:1.6;font-weight:600}
.founder-card-experience{color:#d4bb87!important}
.home-card-quote{font-size:36px;line-height:1.18}
.faq-list details{border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.2)}
.faq-list summary{color:#f4ede0}
.faq-list details p{color:#c9c3b8}
.cta-panel{background:radial-gradient(circle at 80% 0%,rgba(143,104,48,.22),transparent 45%),#191914;border:1px solid rgba(214,169,94,.38)}
.cta-panel .subcta{color:#b4aa96}
.footer{background:#070807;border-top:1px solid rgba(218,175,99,.22)}
.footer p,.footer-links a,.footer-bottom{color:#bbb4a7}
.footer h4{color:#f0d392}
.page-hero{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 95% 0%,rgba(138,104,53,.2),transparent 44%),#191914;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.28)}
.page-hero:after{color:#6c5733;opacity:.3}
.page-hero p{color:#cbc3b7}
.inner-card,.deep-svc{background:#1b1c19;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.22)}
.list-check li{color:#ccc5b9}
.boundary,.notice{background:#222019;border-left-color:var(--gold)}
.boundary p,.notice{color:#cdc5b5}
.profile-img-large{border-color:#221f18;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #b99b66}
.bio p{color:#cbc5b9}
.bio .lead{color:#f5f0e5}
.bio-chip{border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.42);background:#24231f;color:#ede0c8}
.contact-card{background:#181713;border:1px solid rgba(218,175,99,.28)}
.contact-card p{color:#c8c1b2}
.contact-choice-card{background:#1a1b19;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.25);box-shadow:0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.contact-choice-tip{background:#29251e;border-left-color:#d3a85c}
.contact-choice-tip p{color:#c9c0ae}
.booking-description{background:#28251d;color:#e4d6bc}
.form{background:#1b1c19;border-color:rgba(218,175,99,.22)}
.form small,.status{color:#c7bcaa}
.field input,.field select,.field textarea{background:#242520;color:#f4eee2;border-color:#746246}
.field label{color:#e2c991}
.field input::placeholder,.field textarea::placeholder{color:#bdb5a7}
.highlight-quote{background:#1a1915}
.highlight-quote p{color:#c0b8a9}
@media(max-width:570px){
 .about-home-card{min-height:360px;padding:29px}
 .founder-home-avatar{width:92px;height:92px;flex-basis:92px}
 .home-card-quote{font-size:32px}
 .founder-card-top{gap:15px}
}



/* Oct 2026 gold glow styling */
:root{--gold-glow:rgba(233,199,134,.34);--gold-glow-soft:rgba(219,176,90,.16)}
body{background:
 radial-gradient(circle at 14% 10%, rgba(180,128,43,.10), transparent 24%),
 radial-gradient(circle at 86% 18%, rgba(180,128,43,.08), transparent 28%),
 #0b0c0b}
.text-gold,.svc-number,.problem-no,.step-no,.brand-mark,.ribbon-icon,.difference-point .tick,.list-check li:before,.eyebrow.text-gold{ text-shadow:0 0 14px var(--gold-glow), 0 0 28px rgba(233,199,134,.12)}
.display,.section-title,.page-hero h1,.brand-name,.home-card-quote,.contact-card .big-no{ text-shadow:0 0 22px rgba(214,169,94,.08)}
.display em,.section-title em,.photo-sticker .star,.footer h4,.field label{ text-shadow:0 0 15px var(--gold-glow), 0 0 28px rgba(233,199,134,.12)}
.btn-dark,.btn-gold{ box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(232,194,124,.24), 0 0 20px rgba(216,165,75,.18), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.btn-line,.btn-cream-line{ box-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(216,165,75,.08) inset, 0 0 15px rgba(216,165,75,.06)}
.hero{position:relative}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:auto auto 8% -8%;width:380px;height:380px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle, rgba(212,168,93,.22) 0%, rgba(212,168,93,.08) 30%, transparent 70%);filter:blur(20px);pointer-events:none;z-index:0}
.hero-in{position:relative;z-index:1}
.hero-photo-wrap{position:relative}
.hero-photo-wrap:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:7% -3% -1% 10%;border-radius:16px;background:radial-gradient(circle at 78% 22%, rgba(220,178,100,.18), transparent 32%), radial-gradient(circle at 24% 78%, rgba(220,178,100,.12), transparent 28%);filter:blur(24px);z-index:0;pointer-events:none}
.hero-photo{position:relative;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(216,173,96,.18), 0 0 32px rgba(216,173,96,.10), 0 26px 75px rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
.hero-photo img{box-shadow:inset 0 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.photo-sticker,.about-home-card,.svc,.problem,.step,.contact-card,.contact-choice-card,.inner-card,.deep-svc,.boundary,.notice,.cta-panel,.highlight-quote,.form,.bio-chip{ box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(232,194,124,.10), 0 0 24px rgba(216,165,75,.07), 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.24)}
.founder-home-avatar,.profile-img-large,.about-strip-photo img{ box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(214,169,94,.22), 0 0 20px rgba(214,169,94,.18), 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}
.trust-ribbon,.footer,.page-hero,.services-preview,.about-strip{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.trust-ribbon:after,.footer:before,.page-hero:before,.services-preview:before,.about-strip:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:auto;pointer-events:none;background:radial-gradient(circle, rgba(214,169,94,.10) 0%, transparent 68%);width:300px;height:300px;filter:blur(18px)}
.services-preview:before{top:-90px;right:-80px}
.about-strip:before{bottom:-120px;left:-90px}
.page-hero:before{top:-110px;left:-90px}
.footer:before{top:-110px;right:-80px}
.trust-ribbon:after{bottom:-120px;left:14%}
.desktop-nav a:hover,.desktop-nav a.active,.mobile-nav a:hover{color:#f1d69c}
.footer-links a:hover,.contact-choice-card h3,.photo-sticker strong{ text-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(232,194,124,.16)}
@media(max-width:570px){
  .hero:after{width:230px;height:230px;left:-18%;bottom:3%}
  .hero-photo-wrap:after{inset:10% -2% 3% 10%}
}



/* Wordmark-only header: no initial badge */
.brand{gap:0}
.brand-name{font-size:23px;letter-spacing:-.045em}
.brand-line{letter-spacing:.17em;margin-top:6px}
@media(max-width:570px){.brand-name{font-size:21px}}

/* About Me: high-contrast black heading on the light My Approach section */
.about-approach-heading,
.about-approach-heading em {
  color: #101010;
  text-shadow: none;
}