Before Feel Good became known for its smiley buckets, the operation was built around basic hashmaking, buckets, bags and dedication to solventless production.
2019: Buckets, Bags and Solventless
The original nuggnotes account traces @feelgood to Los Angeles' legacy cannabis scene in 2019. The operation began washing hash with:
Buckets.
Bags.
Dedication to solventless production.
Early batches were gifted to collectors as mystery jars. The containers carried minimal identification. According to the caption, they were marked only with a: Smiley face. That simple symbol became the foundation of the brand's recognizable identity.
The Two-Gram Smiley Buckets
Feel Good became associated with signature: Two-gram buckets. The original account describes them as a mark of quality on Southern California Telegram menus. The buckets reportedly sold out within hours. Two product styles helped establish the following:
Cold-cure.
Fresh press.
The brand developed loyal customers without relying on conventional dispensary shelves. Its reputation spread through private menus, collector relationships and word-of-mouth.
The First Washes: Named Early Releases
The original account identifies four early standouts:
Triple Lindy.
Hollywood Pure Kush.
Kaffir Limezz #7.
Banana OG.
Banana OG is described as a cult favorite. Each jar listed details about:
Micron ranges.
Texture.
The caption presents this information as part of the operation's emphasis on transparency and product detail. Rather than treating every jar as interchangeable, Feel Good highlighted the characteristics of individual batches.
Collaboration Culture: Source Genetics First
The original account describes Feel Good as a brand built on community rather than clout. It identifies numerous flower brands and collaborators whose material Feel Good washed. The named collaborators include:
@bonsaitree.co.
@ashhoktheguru_.
@tsunamiseeds.
@trinityassociation.
@mtfjanitor.
@yardiecronic.
@lildredsfarm.
@angelcityfarmers.
The caption also references additional collaborators beyond those named. These partnerships emphasized the source genetics and the relationship between cultivation and resin quality. The original account characterizes the work as resin-forward rather than simply using collaborations for promotion.
West Coast Alchemy: Breezy Tee and Feel Good
The caption identifies a specific partnership between: @breezy__tee and @feelgood. It describes the collaboration as combining Breezy Tee's melt ethos with Feel Good's washing style. The resulting batches included:
Crack Bolo.
Pie Dough.
Pretty Girl Dirty Feet.
These releases became examples of the brand's collaborative approach to solventless production. The original account presents them as products shaped by both cultivation philosophy and extraction style.
Fidel: C4 × KMZ Hash-Holes
Feel Good's rosin also appeared in hash-hole collaborations. The original account identifies @fidelytings and a specific joint: C4 × KMZ. The product combined Fidel's flower with Feel Good's smiley melt. The caption describes the construction as flower wrapped around rosin. The collaboration connected Feel Good's solventless products with Fidel's hash-hole format.
Wizard Trees: Another Hash-Hole Collaboration
The original account also identifies: @wizardtreez. Feel Good collaborated with Wizard Trees on a hash-hole release. The caption does not specify a strain name for this particular collaboration. It does, however, place the project alongside the Fidel release as part of Feel Good's involvement in hash-holes.
Bobby Trill: Golden Sour and Sherbmints
Another collaboration involved: @bobby_tr1ll. The original account identifies two specific live rosin releases:
Golden Sour.
Sherbmints.
It also references additional live rosin jars from the partnership. The collaboration extended beyond concentrates into merchandise. The caption specifically names: Feel Good mood mats. These products carried the smiley branding into accessories.
The Roster of Melts
The original account lists six additional products associated with Feel Good:
Dirty Z.
Banana Peel.
Strawberry Smoothies.
Lemon Cherry Cough.
Lemon Syrup.
Aloha Friday.
The list reflects the brand's range of solventless releases. The caption presents these products as part of a broader catalog built around flavor, resin quality and collaboration.
Off Telegram, Still Feel Good
The original account states that Feel Good is no longer on Telegram. It identifies @sohoterps as an outlet through which the jars could still be found. The caption describes the buckets as moving more quietly while retaining their reputation. It emphasizes the operation's reliance on personal relationships, private communication and product quality.
Feel Over Flash
The original account characterizes Feel Good's approach through several specific details:
No press runs.
Signal menus.
Clean jars.
Word-of-mouth.
The brand's identity remained connected to a small network rather than conventional publicity. Its closing philosophy emphasizes clean melt and a trusted circle. The original account describes Feel Good as a brand where the quality of the resin and the relationships behind it mattered more than flash or publicity.
Sources
nuggnotes (@nuggnotes). "Feel Good: Inside the Smiley Bucket Legacy". Instagram, June 16, 2025. https://www.instagram.com/p/DK9qJemOPmc/
The original Instagram post behind this article.
Fidel's Hash Hole (official site). "Fidel's Hash Hole — founder Fidel Hydro; Fidel's x Carrots announcement." fidelshashhole.com, published October 27, 2023. https://fidelshashhole.com
This page documents the real-world anchors around the article's Fidel section: Fidel's is Shant "Fidel Hydro" Damirdjian, the Hash Hole is his rosin-centered infused pre-roll format (the Original pairs 2.5 g of flower with 1 g of hash rosin), and his KMZ (Kush Mints × Zkittlez) won the first flower trophy at the Transbay Challenge. It confirms Fidel, the hash-hole format, and KMZ all exist as described in general terms — but it never mentions Feel Good or any Feel Good collaboration, so the C4 × KMZ Feel Good hash hole itself rests on the post alone.
Jimi Devine, Ellen Holland, and Matt Jackson. "Top Brands of 2023." High Times, December 2023 issue. https://hightimes.com/culture/top-brands-of-2023/
The West Coast Alchemy section confirms WCA is a real, leading California solventless brand with wide reach that partners with top names in the scene, which supports the plausibility of the collaborator named in the article. The piece says nothing about Feel Good, Breezy Tee, or the Crack Bolo, Pie Dough, and Pretty Girl Dirty Feet batches, so that partnership and those releases rest on the post alone.
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