figure.effect-ls-slice {
  background-color: #000;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 10px 7px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  width: 100%;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice * {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.35s ease;
  transition: all 0.35s ease;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:before,
figure.effect-ls-slice:after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.35s ease;
  transition: all 0.35s ease;
  background-color: #000000;
  border-left: 3px solid #fff;
  border-right: 3px solid #fff;
  content: '';
  opacity: 0.9;
  z-index: 1;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:before {
  -webkit-transform: skew(45deg) translateX(-155%);
  transform: skew(45deg) translateX(-155%);
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:after {
  -webkit-transform: skew(45deg) translateX(155%);
  transform: skew(45deg) translateX(155%);
}

figure.effect-ls-slice img {
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  max-width: 100%;
  vertical-align: top;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice figcaption {
  top: 50% !important;
  left: 50% !important;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.5);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.5);
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000000;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000000;
  width: initial !important;
  height: initial !important;
  padding: initial !important;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice h2 {
  background-color: #000000;
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice .effect-description {
  margin-top: 10px !important;
  font-size: .8em;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice a {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 3;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:hover > img,
figure.effect-ls-slice.hover > img {
  opacity: 0.5;
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:hover:before,
figure.effect-ls-slice.hover:before {
  -webkit-transform: skew(45deg) translateX(-55%);
  transform: skew(45deg) translateX(-55%);
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:hover:after,
figure.effect-ls-slice.hover:after {
  -webkit-transform: skew(45deg) translateX(55%);
  transform: skew(45deg) translateX(55%);
}

figure.effect-ls-slice:hover figcaption,
figure.effect-ls-slice.hover figcaption {
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
  opacity: 1;
}