/*** adding the class sf-navbar in addition to sf-menu creates an all-horizontal nav-bar menu ***/
.sf-navbar {
    background: #BDD2FF;
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 5em;
}

/* provide background colour for submenu strip */
/* you should just set the menu's container bg colour rather than use pseudo-elements */
.sf-navbar:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    background-color: #BDD2FF;
    height: 200%;
    width: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar ul {
    box-shadow: none;
}

.sf-navbar li {
    background: #AABDE6;
    position: static;
}

.sf-navbar > li > a,
.sf-navbar > li > ul > li > a {
    border: none;
}

.sf-navbar > li > ul {
    min-width: 36em; /* set this to whatever suits your design */
}

.sf-navbar ul li {
    background: #BDD2FF;
    position: relative;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul {
    left: 0;
    top: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul li {
    width: 100%;
}

.sf-navbar > li > ul > li {
    float: left;
}

.sf-navbar li.current {
    background: #BDD2FF;
}

.sf-navbar li:hover,
.sf-navbar li.sfHover,
.sf-navbar ul li.current {
    background: #BDD2FF;
}

.sf-navbar ul li:hover,
.sf-navbar ul li.sfHover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li {
    background: #D1DFFF;
}

.sf-navbar ul ul li:hover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li.sfHover,
.sf-navbar ul ul li.current {
    background: #E6EEFF;
}

.sf-navbar ul li.current > a {
    font-weight: bold;
}

/*** point all arrows down ***/
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul .sf-with-ul:after {
    margin-top: -3px;
    margin-right: 0;
    border-color: transparent;
    border-top-color: #dFeEFF; /* edit this to suit design (no rgba in IE8) */
    border-top-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}

.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > li > .sf-with-ul:focus:after,
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > li:hover > .sf-with-ul:after,
.sf-arrows.sf-navbar ul > .sfHover > .sf-with-ul:after {
    border-color: transparent;
    border-top-color: #ffffff;
}

/* apply hovers to modern browsers */
.sf-navbar ul a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-navbar ul a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-navbar ul a:active > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-navbar ul li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator, .sf-navbar ul li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
    background-position: -10px -100px;
    /* arrow hovers for modern browsers*/
}

/*** remove shadow on first submenu ***/
.sf-navbar > li > ul {
    background: transparent;
    padding: 0;
    -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 0;
    -moz-border-radius-topright: 0;
    -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 0;
    -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}