.essential-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/* IMAGE */
.essential-card-image {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.essential-card-image img {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.essential-card:hover .essential-card-image img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* .essential-card:hover .essential-card-image img {
    transform: scale(1.08);
} */

/* CONTENT AREA */
.essential-card-content {
    padding: 25px 0px;
    text-align: left;   /* important */
}

/* Title */
.essential-card-content h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    color: #444;
}

/* DESCRIPTION STYLE LIKE IMAGE */
.essential-card-content p {
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #666;
    line-height: 2.0;
    border-left: 4px solid #000;   /* vertical black line */
    padding-left: 10px;            /* space after line */
    margin: 0;
}

/* HOVER STATE */
.essential-card:hover .essential-card-content {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;

    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;

    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
    color: #fff;

    padding: 2px;
}

/* Text color on hover */
.essential-card:hover .essential-card-content h3{
    color: #fff;
}
.essential-card:hover .essential-card-content p{
    color: #fff;
    border-left: none;
}


/* Smooth animation */
.essential-card-content {
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
}