+2 Powerhouses are intimidation in a bottle. You don't wear it. It wears you. If you spray too much, it will kill someone or give them temporary blindness. I haven't smelled a modern fragrance that's made my eyes water like a powerhouse.My understanding of "powerhouse" is that it is a frag either released in the 70/80s or constructed along the same principles/notes as those. That said, a powerhouse has monster sillage and longevity, mining heavily the fougere/chypre/leather/tobacco territory -- civet (eg. Ungaro II) and honey are welcome (Boss Number One). Thefore, Iso-e (sorry Encre Noir), bubble gum syrups (sorry Tom Ford -- when you wear TF, you are wearing a frag but you are saying you would much rather have a popsicle), already overdone oud-per-week fad (sorry Montale and Lutens) are disqualified. Powerhouse is not something you would wear to go out clubbing. It is something you COULD put on before a business meeting but you better have the cojones to pull it off. Wearing 1 Million or any Montale -- you are merely a conversation piece, a wimpy dude with a shiny expensive toy in the corner you want everyone to admire. Slap on some $12 Ted Lapidus or Zino, or even better, Salvador Dali PH and everyone will KNOW you have arrived and you mean business. You better mean it.